# Runway — How Real-Time Video Generation Is Changing Online Interaction

- Company: Runway (runway.com)
- Announced: 2026-05-11T10:10:10.110000+00:00
- Category: product-launch
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: announcements
- Source: https://runway.com/research/how-real-time-video-generation-is-changing-online-interaction
- Record: https://forck.live/items/7883-how-real-time-video-generation-is-changing-online-interaction
- Subject: Gen / Aleph
- Models affected: GWM-1, Runway Characters

Runway announced Runway Characters, a real-time video generation product built on GWM-1 that produces expressive conversational characters from a single reference image. The product is available now for developers via API and in the Runway web app. The post also outlines the broader vision for real-time video generation across gaming, education, training, and customer experience.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://runway.com/research/how-real-time-video-generation-is-changing-online-interaction:

> Characters is live now for developers at dev.runwayml.com and available in the Runway web app for anyone who wants to experience it directly.

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