A Delaware based startup, Gracia, emerged out of nowhere earlier this afternoon with an open Beta to view Gaussian Splats in VR. Gracia is supported on Windows and is downloadable from their website. It is a one click to install platform
Gracia’s mission is to provide people with photo-realistic volumetric videos.
For those who have not had a chance to experience radiance fields in VR, they are surprisingly compelling, as the view depending features continue to shine through and allows you walk through the space. Depending on your capture, it can hold great significant sentimental value to you— it really becomes a frozen moment in time.
Gracia’s vision is to provide people with photo-realistic volumetric videos.
Currently there are six scenes to choose from, all of which are coming from research papers. However, Gracia is able to support any .PLY that includes valid SH3 data, including those made by Luma AI or Polycam.
As part of their recommendations, they suggest using a 3070 at minimum to view the Splat scenes in realtime. With a 4090, they were able to achieve 550 fps at 2x2224x2160. However, these are not strict requirements; Gracia is designed to be flexible, catering to a wide range of hardware capabilities.