Gemini's new 'immersive explorations' turn it into an interactive encyclopedia

Google is making Gemini even more useful for students and lifelong learners. Although Gemini was already fairly good at offering detailed explanations for most questions, Google is now making it more immersive for some of the most interesting topics people ask about.

Gemini now has a new “immersive explorations” library baked in, Google announced in a new blog post. It appears inside the Gemini student hub alongside options for creating flashcards, quizzes, and more.

The immersive explorations library currently features a selection of 20 topics across categories such as Civilizations, Energy, Engineering, Medicine, Geology, Oceans, and Spaceflight. You can select any topic that piques your interest and dive in. Check out Google’s official video about immersive explorations:

Immersive explorations are limited to the 20 topics available in the library. You can’t create custom immersive explorations on topics that you choose. This could change in the future, but Google hasn’t said whether it plans to let users create custom explorations in Gemini. Right now, it’s more of an interactive encyclopedia than a study tool.

I also tried using the new immersive explorations, but they failed to load for me across several browsers. For what it’s worth, the feature is in beta right now, so bugs are to be expected. However, from what little I could see of the UI, it will also let you ask questions about specific areas by selecting them and typing in your query.

Immersive explorations in Gemini are available to all users on mobile and the web in English, Indonesian, Hindi, Brazilian Portuguese, French, and Simplified Chinese. The feature has already rolled out and should be available in the Gemini student hub for users on Google’s Education Fundamentals, Standard, and Plus plans. Workspace users and those with personal Google accounts can access immersive explorations at this link.