Splat Journal

Algorithmic imprints of disappearing spaces

Tag: Ryuichi Sakamoto

  • Kasbah Oulad Othmane — Out of frame

    Kasbah Oulad Othmane — Out of frame

    Field notes — Drâa Valley, Morocco

    → English below

    Le Gaussian Splatting reconstruit un lieu depuis un point de vue calculé. En dehors de la zone d’intérêt, une autre structure apparaît : un champ de particules arrangées pour simuler profondeur et parallaxe. Ce que l’algorithme ne parvient pas à représenter révèle son mode de fonctionnement.

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    Gaussian Splatting reconstructs a place from a calculated viewpoint. Outside the intended zone, another structure appears: a field of particles arranged to simulate depth and parallax. What the algorithm fails to represent reveals how it works.

    1 — Out of frame

    Abstract capture — out of field of interest | Unreal Engine
    Music: Ryuichi Sakamoto — disintegration (async)

    Training

    Method: Gaussian Splatting (PostShot)
    Images: 597
    Splats: 2.0M
    Iterations: 60k
    Alignment: RealityCapture — 572 aligned images

    Processing

    Post-clean: none

    Capture

    Camera: Insta360 X4
    Projection: equirectangular
    Capture duration: 1:06 min
    Location: Kasbah Oulad Othmane, Drâa Valley, Morocco — outdoor / desert

    Part of an ongoing investigation into algorithmic artifacts and the limits of Gaussian Splatting reconstruction.

    Nicolas Mimault, Bagnolet / Paris · nmimault@gmail.com

  • Kasbah Oulad Othmane — Drifting into abstraction

    Kasbah Oulad Othmane — Drifting into abstraction

    Field notes — Drâa Valley, Morocco

    → English below

    Navigation dans la reconstruction d’une ruelle de Kasbah. Au passage de la caméra, l’espace se déforme et révèle progressivement sa structure sous-jacente. Les splats se dispersent jusqu’à l’abstraction totale.

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    Drifting through a reconstructed Kasbah alley. As the camera moves, the space deforms and begins to reveal its underlying structure. Splats scatter into full abstraction as the camera sinks into the ground.

    1 — Traveling into abstraction

    Traveling into abstraction — Unreal Engine

    Training

    Method: Gaussian Splatting (PostShot)
    Images: 597
    Splats: 2.0M
    Iterations: 60k
    Alignment: RealityCapture — 572 aligned images

    Processing

    Post-clean: none

    Capture

    Camera: Insta360 X4
    Projection: equirectangular
    Capture duration: 1:06 min
    Location: Kasbah Oulad Othmane, Drâa Valley, Morocco — outdoor / desert

    An extension of the volumetric research — exploring what lies beyond the radiance field frontier.

    Nicolas Mimault, Bagnolet / Paris · nmimault@gmail.com