Related Party Notes - Schedule of Related Party Notes Payable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Notes Payable
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net Carrying Value	$ 118,917	$ 41,719
Fair Value Measurement Adjustments	(14,293)	264
Original Issue Discount and Proceeds Allocated to Warrants	(12,932)	(10,878)
Net Carrying Value	91,692	31,105
Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net Carrying Value	9,760	8,964
Less: Related party notes payable, current	(9,760)	(8,964)
Total: Related party notes payable, less current	$ 0	$ 0
Related party notes – China \| Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rates	18.00%	12.00%
Net Carrying Value	$ 5,103	$ 5,209
Related party notes – Unsecured SPA \| Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net Carrying Value	542
Related party notes – Unsecured SPA \| Related Party \| Metaverse Horizon Limited and V W Investment Holding Limited \| Notes Payable
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Net Carrying Value	666
Fair Value Measurement Adjustments	(54)
Original Issue Discount and Proceeds Allocated to Warrants	(70)
Net Carrying Value	$ 542
Related party notes – Unsecured SPA \| Related Party \| Minimum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rates	10.00%
Related party notes – Unsecured SPA \| Related Party \| Minimum \| Metaverse Horizon Limited and V W Investment Holding Limited
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rates	10.00%
Related party notes – Unsecured SPA \| Related Party \| Maximum
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rates	15.00%
Related party notes – Unsecured SPA \| Related Party \| Maximum \| Metaverse Horizon Limited and V W Investment Holding Limited
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rates	15.00%
Related party notes – China various other \| Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rates	0.00%	0.00%
Net Carrying Value	$ 3,789	$ 3,755
Related Party Notes- Other \| Related Party
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contractual Interest Rates	5.27%
Net Carrying Value	$ 326

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