What if the world you read about were a place you could actually visit?
Most how-to books show you screenshots. Build Your Own 3D World with AI lets you step inside the living project behind the pages. Walk through Sorvian Mall, find the Sarawak hornbill, explore the bookstore, try a ride and compare the world you see with the story of how Andy Leong built it.
Andy isn't a professional 3D programmer. He learned to direct AI tools while building a virtual mall that includes shops, games, exhibitions, characters and the data systems behind them. He tells the real story: the first beautiful results, the embarrassing failures, the iPhone that couldn't get in, the AI team that needed a second brain, and the choices that made the experience better.
Then you build your own. Start with a free, walkable browser gallery. Change its look, place a 3D model, test it as a visitor, and publish a public link. Most chapters end with a short hands-on project (most take about 15 minutes) and a place in Sorvian to inspect for yourself.
No programming career required — curiosity, patience and a willingness to test your ideas are enough to begin. For curious beginners, students (13 and over), teachers, designers and makers.
Inside the book
- Your First 3D Room in 30 Minutes
- Why AI Worlds Look Cheap — and How to Make Yours Beautiful
- Vibe Coding Without Losing Control
- Your AI Team: Roles, Modules and a Second Brain
- Plan the Space Before You Decorate It
- Make and Fix Your Models: Meshy and Just Enough Blender
- Build a Shop People Want to Enter
- Import Models Without Breaking the World
- The Brain Behind the 3D: Back Office, Data and Templates
- Make It Fun to Walk: Movement, Rides and Guides
- Characters Who Belong: Crowds, Behavior and Cultural Hosts
- When Things Break: Three Real Rescues
- Make It Fast: First Paint Is Not Walkable
- Put It Online and Bring People In
Plus: a prologue and epilogue, a note for teachers, a seven-day start plan, prompt cards, engineer's notes with the code, and a sneak peek at Book 2.
Start here — free
The starter room from Chapter 1: one file plus three free sample models from the Sarawak Event Hall.
Open the starter room Download the starter (ZIP)
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Editions
New editions follow as the world evolves; edition notes will appear here. A Traditional Chinese edition (《用 AI 打造你的 3D 世界》) is coming soon.
Next books
Book 2 (games and rides in your 3D world) and Book 3 (marketing a virtual world with AI) are planned. New books will be announced on this page.