AI as creator
Alter Ego Avatars: every guest gets a persona
Alter Ego Avatars builds on the X-Avatar Sociana ran at enGen X 2026, where a participant chooses one of ten themed personas, takes or uploads a selfie and waits up to a minute for the result. For your event we can add a short quiz that maps each person to a persona with powers, weaknesses and a team match.
Built on a live featureBuilt on the live X-Avatar feature; the quiz-driven alter ego is built for your event.
The idea
The AI is the creator of a playful identity. At enGen X the participant picked a persona and tapped This is my X-self or Skip. The extended version lets a quiz choose, and a persona wall shows how the group splits into archetypes.
How it runs on event day
- Attendee
- Answers a short quiz or picks a persona, takes a selfie or uses the gallery and taps CREATE, then keeps or skips the avatar.
- Operator
- Defines the persona set and quiz, switches the persona wall on and approves avatars for screens.
- LED or venue screen
- A persona wall showing counts per archetype and approved avatars in a mosaic.
Inputs and outputs
Inputs
- Persona set and quiz from the organiser
- Selfie or gallery photo
- Screen consent at login
Outputs
- Persona avatar, title, powers and weaknesses
- Team match suggestion
- Persona wall counts
Moderation and fallback
Human approval. Personas and quiz wording are organiser-approved, avatars are checked before a screen shows them, and the participant can Skip. The quiz maps people to playful archetypes, never to ratings of ability.
If something fails
- A named operator can pause, skip or replay any round from the admin panel
- The Skip and retry paths apply: a clearer-photo tip and a try-again state
- If generation is down, a pre-drawn persona card without the selfie is issued
Privacy and consent
A selfie is taken or uploaded only after a consent tap, and a disclaimer at login records agreement wherever an avatar may appear on a venue screen, as in Growth Code. Participants can skip and still play. The photo is used to generate the result and removed on the retention schedule set for the occasion.
Under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 the organiser decides the purpose and the retention period, and Sociana configures the consent notice, the withdrawal route and deletion on request. Collect only what a round needs. Details sit on the data protection and AI pages in the trust centre; nothing here is a legal opinion. See responsible AI, data protection and DPDP and Smart Lens and biometric consent.
What drives the cost
Price band: ₹35,000–₹75,000 per activation per occasion, ex-GST (add-on menu). Per-completion model costs are quoted on actuals at proposal; no per-completion rate is published.
- Rounds per day times players per round, since every completion triggers one or more model calls
- Model mix for the round: a vision model, an image model and a language model for the persona text
- Avatars generated per person and persona-set size
- Peak concurrency, which sets queueing and the number of kiosks or tablets
- Retention of outputs: replays, galleries and downloads add storage and moderation time
- Rehearsal and operator time on site; kiosks, tablets, cameras and LED walls come from the venue or a hardware partner, not from Sociana
Questions people ask
What ran at enGen X?
Create Your X-Avatar with ten personas such as Xtraordinary, Xplorer and Xpert: choose a persona, take or upload a selfie, tap CREATE, then This is my X-self or Skip, with retry fallbacks.
Is the quiz a personality test?
No. It maps people to playful, event-themed archetypes, and the wall shows a group mix. It is not a psychometric tool and should not be used for ratings or selection.
Can teams be matched from the personas?
The persona text suggests a team match. Teams are normally set by the organiser through groups, so the suggestion is a prompt for conversation and not a team assignment.
Want this on your screens?
Tell us the occasion and the audience. We will show you the activation running with your branding.