Unreal Engine Plugin (Beta) Overview

Explore the Convai Unreal Plugin Beta — built on the new Convai backend to deliver hands-free, low-latency, and vision-enabled AI character interactions in Unreal Engine.

Introduction

The Convai Unreal Engine Plugin (Beta) redefines how developers integrate conversational AI within Unreal Engine. Built on the new Convai backend, this release delivers a faster, more natural, and fully immersive interaction experience — empowering creators to design truly intelligent game worlds.

With features like hands-free conversation, real-time voice detection, and environment vision, Convai characters can now engage with players in lifelike, context-aware ways. Whether you’re developing dynamic NPCs or AI companions, the Convai Unreal Engine Plugin brings human-like dialogue and perception directly into your projects.

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What’s New

The Convai Unreal Engine Plugin Beta introduces powerful new capabilities to make AI-driven experiences more seamless, interactive, and developer-friendly:

• Hands-Free Conversations — Communicate naturally without push-to-talk input for uninterrupted dialogue.

• Low Response Latency — Get near-instant AI replies powered by the latest Convai backend for fluid, real-time interaction.

• Voice Activity Detection (VAD) — Automatically detects when a player speaks, creating a smoother, more natural conversational flow.

• Environment Vision — Enable your AI to perceive and describe its surroundings for richer environmental awareness.

• Convai Editor UI — A new, unified in-editor interface that simplifies how you work with Convai. Access samples, manage features and configurations, handle account setup, monitor updates and announcements, and connect your API key — all from one centralized panel within Unreal.

• Native Unreal Integration — Fully compatible with Unreal’s Blueprint system, making it easy to implement Convai features in both prototype and production environments.

Together, these innovations create a streamlined workflow for developers while enhancing player immersion with fast, responsive, and intelligent AI interactions.

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Beta Release

This is the Beta release of the Convai Unreal Engine Plugin. We’ll continue releasing updates that enhance performance, expand functionality, and bring new AI interaction capabilities to Unreal.

Your feedback during this stage is invaluable — it helps us refine and improve every part of the experience. Join the community and share your insights on the Convai Developer Forum.

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Conclusion

The Convai Unreal Engine Plugin (Beta) represents a significant leap in bringing conversational AI into Unreal Engine — combining speech, vision, and natural dialogue under one unified, developer-focused ecosystem. With the new Convai Editor UI, configuring and experimenting with Convai’s features has never been easier or more intuitive.

Start building today and experience the future of interactive AI — faster, smarter, and seamlessly integrated within Unreal.