Pre MIT Hack Mixer: The Fast Moving World of 3D Photos (Gaussian Splats)

Overview: Come and join the Boston VR community as we gather the day before the MIT Reality Hack Starts. Especially, if you're in town for the hack and looking for fun the night before, you are cordially invited to join us!

Agenda:
6 p.m. Doors open : The community is invited to gather and chat until our headlining talk begins
7 p.m. : General Announcements
7:15: Main talk begins; The Fast Moving World of 3D Photos (Gaussian Splats) in the Palm of Your Hand.
8:00 until close: XR demos from the community and more time to meet and greet

Food:
Some food will be available yet limited so come early before it's gone. If our food has run out, you can order from the restaurant. Drinks will not be provided and must be ordered at the bar.

Seating: While available. Seating is expected to be limited and we will prioritize those who are unable to stand.

Featured Talk: The Fast Moving World of 3D Photos (Gaussian Splats) in the Palm of Your Hand.

Speaker: Nathan C, Scaniverse Social Media & Insights

Abstract:

Since the release of the seminal research paper in just 2023, a novel 3D file type, 3D Gaussian Splatting, has become one of the most beloved and hyped developments in the worlds of machine learning and 3D graphics.
These high-fidelity, low-weight 3D images are primed to make creating 3D games, AR apps, and fully immersive VR experiences — faster, more vivid, and more accessible to newcomers.
Join the Boston VR meetup and Scaniverse’s Nathan C. to learn more about 3D Gaussian Splatting, it’s applications in Gaming, XR, travel, and beyond, and how you can start creating your own 3D splats with Niantic Scaniverse’s mobile first workflows.
We’ll have some Quest headsets on-hand to explore the recently announced Into The Scaniverse web XR app that allows you to dive into the world largest collection of 3D Splats and explore them on a Meta Quest 3/3s.

Try it today in your Quest Browser at intothescaniverse.com .

Sponsors:
Thank you to Niantic's Scaniverse for sponsoring this event.

Thank you to the American Medical XR Association (AMXRA) for their continued support for all our events.

VR Demos
We will be demoing Niantic's Scaniverse on the Quest 3. If you scan something using ios/android app before and add it the map, you can view what you scanned in the demo.

Local Boston studio Petricore will be demoing their VR Game. Mythic Realms.

If you have something to demo please let us know and we'll add you to the list.

Community Guidelines:
As always, please treat everyone with dignity and respect. Bad actors will not be tolerated.