That’s actually a really clever use of Gaussian splats, though I’m not really sure what the practical use of it would be. You can probably create some really cool, interactive renders of shipwrecks and reefs and such, but I’m not immediately seeing the value beyond edutainment content.

Corridor does a really good breakdown of what Gaussian splats are here, for those interested. The explanation ends when the sponsor segment begins, for those who don’t want to watch the whole video.

Super Mario Bros 3. It was the first video game I’d ever played. That was my gateway drug.

I used to know that game like the back of my hand. Any time I pick it back up, it feels like visiting an old, childhood home.

Because they don’t have propellers?

It is a very US unit, yes.

What exactly is HTML5 canvas image data?