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3D Gaussian Splatting! - Computerphile

Computerphile · 273.5K views · 2024-03-14 · 17:40

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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.

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

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2024–2026

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Computer graphics & renderingComputer vision, speech & NLP
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mxfh · 2026-01 · Recommendation

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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yokto · 2024-11 · Recommendation

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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ghostly_s · 2024-05 · Recommendation

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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