​VIRTUAL BEINGS is based in Paris and was founded by Wendelin Reich in 2016, a former researcher in social psychology and computer scientist at Stanford, with a special expertise in behavioral AI and over 10 years of gamedev experience in VR, AR and Mobile. Our innovative AI engine Rascal created by him is the tech foundation for our production of interactive virtual characters.​

We are on a mission to develop next-gen behavioral AI to offer people the joy of owning, interacting with and caring for believable virtual characters. Our tech can be applied on all platforms, including mobile, PC and XR.​​ Tender Paws: A Home For Cats, is our initial proof of concept that aims at offering a most authentic cat experience to people on multiple digital platforms. 

More and more organizations are entering into the metaverse where believable and interactive virtual lives are becoming a necessity and need to grow fast. Games developers are facing bigger challenges for innovations because of ever tougher competition and players' desire for premium AI characters. At the same time, more and more people today seek empathy and connectedness by becoming pet owners, yet an ever-increasing share is unable to take good care of their real pets because they're busy or allergic, therefore they are seeking digital alternatives. We're addressing these problems by making virtual characters that feel alive for and with our partners across platforms.  ​

VIRTUAL BEINGS combines AI and psychology to create premium AI characters that are believable and that can interact with people in rich and satisfying ways.