Key facts
- Meta's AI-powered game creation app, Pocket, is now available to all users in the U.S.
- The app allows users to generate interactive games, referred to as "gizmos," using AI prompts.
- These "gizmos" can incorporate touch and tilt controls, sound effects, and user-selected media.
- Created games can be shared on user profiles, where others can save or remix them.
- Pocket follows Meta's previous AI initiatives, including image and video generation tools.
Meta has officially rolled out its experimental AI-powered gaming app, Pocket, to all users across the United States. The app, which had a quiet launch in Brazil last month, enables individuals to create small, interactive games, termed "gizmos," by inputting AI prompts. These generated games can respond to touch and phone tilt, incorporate sound effects, and even include user-selected music clips or personal photos.
The creation process is further enhanced by the ability to access a user's camera. Once created, these "gizmos" can be shared on a user's profile, allowing others to save, remix, or repost them. This initiative aligns with Meta's broader strategy to popularize AI creation tools, building on previous releases like its Meta AI app for image generation and an experimental app for AI video creation called Vibes.
Pocket joins a growing list of standalone mobile applications recently launched by Meta. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has attributed the accelerated pace of new app development to AI-enabled software development processes. He indicated that the company plans to continue exploring and scaling new ideas using its recommendation systems, following the recent launches of apps such as Instagram Instants, Forum, and Seller.