Philipp Haslbauer
Easiest Way To Use 3D Gaussians Splatting
I am currently preparing a course on applied novel 3D graphics for media professionals and artists who want to learn how to use 3D reconstructions, AI-created assets and augmented reality in their work.
3D Gaussian Splatting and AR
To this end, I am on the lookout for the easiest possible way to create experiences from 3D reconstructions made with Gaussian Splatting.
One of the possible options is Spline which works without any code. Spline sadly does not have any augmented reality capabilities.
I have created a sample experience below.
View Spline Experience
Another up-and-coming options is Niantic Studio with 8th Wall. It supports AR and VR. As far as I have seen some coding may be required which makes it a suboptimal option for the course.
View 8th Wall Experience
Both 8th Wall and Spline have a free tier, support Gaussian Splatting and allow sharing of created experiences without self-hosting.
Meta’s Spark AR which I originally had in mind was sadly shut down at the start of 2025. It was a great tool for creating AR experiences within Meta’s products, although it did not yet support Gaussian Splatting.
Generative 3D Models
To be continued…
I am currently preparing a course on applied novel 3D graphics for media professionals and artists who want to learn how to use 3D reconstructions, AI-created assets and augmented reality in their work.
3D Gaussian Splatting and AR
To this end, I am on the lookout for the easiest possible way to create experiences from 3D reconstructions made with Gaussian Splatting.
One of the possible options is Spline which works without any code. Spline sadly does not have any augmented reality capabilities.
I have created a sample experience below.
View Spline Experience
Another up-and-coming options is Niantic Studio with 8th Wall. It supports AR and VR. As far as I have seen some coding may be required which makes it a suboptimal option for the course.
View 8th Wall Experience
Both 8th Wall and Spline have a free tier, support Gaussian Splatting and allow sharing of created experiences without self-hosting.
Meta’s Spark AR which I originally had in mind was sadly shut down at the start of 2025. It was a great tool for creating AR experiences within Meta’s products, although it did not yet support Gaussian Splatting.
Generative 3D Models
To be continued…