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ghostly_s on May 1, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Show HN: Maps and Splats – Mashup of 3D tile maps ...

> [1] 2 min intro to 3D Gaussian splatting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVv_IQKlafQ

I don't know what the hell a "gaussian splat" is and I have to say this video did not help at all.

ghostly_s on May 1, 2024 [–]

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):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkIJbpdTujE

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