Odyssey, an AI startup, has launched Explorer, a generative world model that transforms text or images into 3D worlds.Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar, has joined Odyssey's board and invested in the company.Explorer is an image-to-world model that produces detailed 3D environments using Gaussian splats.Odyssey is expanding access to Explorer and aims to accelerate the creation of film and gaming-compatible worlds.