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3D Gaussian Splatting! - Computerphile

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A Computerphile video in which Dr Mike Pound and PhD student Lewis Stuart explain 3D Gaussian splatting, a quick technique that turns photos of a scene into a 3D model without much compute. It includes a demo and compares the approach to NeRFs.

HN recommends it as an accessible introduction to Gaussian splats, made by people who understand the subject.

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3 comments from Hacker News

@ghostly_s2024 · in “Show HN: Maps and Splats – Mashup of 3D tile maps with Gaussian Splats”

Here's a much better explainer from some people who seem to actually understand the subject matter and not just the buzzwords (and yes, the end result is basically a highly-detailed point cloud): [VIDEO]

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@yokto2024 · in “Show HN: SuperSplat – open-source 3D Gaussian Splat Editor”

Not a reading guide, but Computerphile have a good introductory video on Gaussian Splats: [VIDEO] Individualkex also has a couple videos on the high level ideas: [LINK]

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@mxfh2026 · in “Gaussian Splatting – A$AP Rocky Helicopter Music Video”

You're on HN, not reddit. OP linked to a special interest blog, not an explainer piece. The burden to catch up here is on the reader. The search input is right at the bottom: [LINK] but start here: TUM AI Lecture Series - The 3D Gaussian Splatting Adventure: Past, Present, Futur (George Drettakis) [LINK] or here: [VIDEO]

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