WebGPU-Powered 3D Gaussian Splatting Brings Rainforest Walk to the Browser

A developer scanned an Oregon rainforest trail in just 19 minutes using XGRIDS PortalCam and rendered it in the browser with 3D Gaussian Splatting via the WebGPU-based PlayCanvas engine, enabling an immersive virtual walkthrough.

2026-08-27 ~ 2026-08-27 · 2 related posts

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