Gradient Bang is an experimental open-source project developed within the Pipecat ecosystem that reimagines AI interaction as a persistent, multiplayer simulation where users and large language models coexist inside a shared virtual environment. Rather than functioning as a traditional application or API, it is conceptualized as an “online multiplayer universe” in which participants can explore, trade, battle, and collaborate while interacting with AI agents as active entities within the system. The project serves both as a prototype and a conceptual playground for testing how conversational AI systems behave when embedded into dynamic, game-like environments rather than static chat interfaces. ...