As Bilawal puts it,

At Google I/O 2026, DeepMind shipped Maps Imagery Grounding for Genie 3 — their real-time world model can now generate interactive 3D worlds conditioned to any of the 280 billion Street View images Google has captured over 20 years. Pick a location on Google Maps, choose a style, drop in a character, and walk around.

Check out his accessible & illuminating tour of the new tech: