https://splats.comDaily smart-brevity news on gaussian splatting, 4D media, and the volumetric web.en-ushttps://splats.com/2026/08/13/splatlight-blender-self-shadowinghttps://splats.com/2026/08/13/splatlight-blender-self-shadowingJavier Herrera's new add-on makes gaussian splats respond to scene lights — and cast their own shadows — inside Blender, with the full relighting workflow free.toolsThu, 13 Aug 2026 15:10:00 GMThttps://splats.com/2026/08/13/esri-unreal-sdk-24-splat-layershttps://splats.com/2026/08/13/esri-unreal-sdk-24-splat-layersArcGIS Maps SDK for Unreal Engine 2.4 adds a gaussian splat layer type that streams georeferenced splat data straight into game-engine scenes.industryThu, 13 Aug 2026 13:30:00 GMThttps://splats.com/2026/08/13/causalsplat-3dgs-reasoninghttps://splats.com/2026/08/13/causalsplat-3dgs-reasoningA new ECCV 2026 paper pairs vision-language models with 3D scene graphs so gaussian-splat scenes can answer implicit, commonsense queries — not just explicit ones.researchThu, 13 Aug 2026 11:05:00 GMThttps://splats.com/2026/08/12/insta360-x6-spatial-capturehttps://splats.com/2026/08/12/insta360-x6-spatial-captureThe new X6 360 camera ships with Spatial Capture, a built-in pipeline that turns 360° footage into gaussian splat models you can share with a link.hardwareWed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://splats.com/2026/08/12/niantic-splatyourworld-winnershttps://splats.com/2026/08/12/niantic-splatyourworld-winnersA capture of Bolivia's Salar de Uyuni salt flats took the grand prize in Scaniverse's first global splat competition.cultureWed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://splats.com/2026/08/12/rerun-036-splat-archetypehttps://splats.com/2026/08/12/rerun-036-splat-archetypeVersion 0.36 of the open-source multimodal viewer adds an experimental gaussian splat archetype and a browser-compatible EWA renderer.toolsWed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://splats.com/2026/08/12/xgrids-lcc-studio-230https://splats.com/2026/08/12/xgrids-lcc-studio-230LCC Studio V2.3.0 adds a converter that moves gaussian splat data between formats and exports to 3D Tiles and USD.toolsWed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://splats.com/2026/08/11/houdini-splat-relighting-nodeshttps://splats.com/2026/08/11/houdini-splat-relighting-nodesSideFX Labs shipped production nodes that relight, delight, and reconstruct normals for gaussian splats inside Houdini.toolsTue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://splats.com/2026/08/05/tencent-hy-world-21https://splats.com/2026/08/05/tencent-hy-world-21HY-World 2.1 updates the Hunyuan framework that generates editable meshes and gaussian splats instead of video frames.researchWed, 05 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://splats.com/2026/07/23/siggraph-2026-splatting-everywherehttps://splats.com/2026/07/23/siggraph-2026-splatting-everywhereThe graphics field's flagship conference drew 9,500+ attendees to Los Angeles, with gaussian splatting spreading into displays, smoke, and fluids.researchThu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://splats.com/2026/07/20/nvidia-siggraph-cosmos3-artifixerhttps://splats.com/2026/07/20/nvidia-siggraph-cosmos3-artifixerAt SIGGRAPH 2026, NVIDIA unveiled the Cosmos 3 world model family, ArtiFixer capture cleanup, and 21 research papers.industryMon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://splats.com/2026/07/19/atgs-long-volumetric-videohttps://splats.com/2026/07/19/atgs-long-volumetric-videoATGS, a SIGGRAPH 2026 paper, anchors gaussians in time to keep long dynamic captures stable.researchSun, 19 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://splats.com/2026/07/07/scaniverse-usdz-robot-traininghttps://splats.com/2026/07/07/scaniverse-usdz-robot-trainingNiantic Spatial added USDZ export to Scaniverse, turning consumer splat captures into simulation-ready digital twins.industryTue, 07 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://splats.com/2026/06/30/world-model-funding-3bhttps://splats.com/2026/06/30/world-model-funding-3bWorld-model startups raised over $3 billion in the first half of 2026, per Forbes — at valuations previously reserved for LLM labs.industryTue, 30 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT