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Re: Show HN: Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco

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Post by LeoPanthera » Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 10:46 PM UTC

Broadcast television is amazing, and I'm so sad it's dying out. OK, maybe we don't need to tune in at 6 to watch the latest episode of "Friends" anymore, but for any kind of live events - news, sport, politics, having high-definition video you can pull right out of the air without having to worry about paying for data, latency, or bandwidth limitations, is amazing.

For certain applications the internet can never compete with "broadcast".

Re: Show HN: Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco

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Post by spps11 » Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 10:48 PM UTC

very cool! always wondered what that tower was haha, now i know!

Re: Show HN: Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco

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Post by IshKebab » Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 10:50 PM UTC

This does not work at all on Android Chrome. The about dialog flies in super slowly, continually re-layouting the text, and there's no "small cube" and no way to dismiss the about dialog either.

The background looks tantalising but maybe a little more testing is needed... (e.g. for the most common browser/OS in the world).

Re: Show HN: Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco

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Post by rd » Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 10:55 PM UTC

Does anything like this exist for just flying around cities (not SF, anywhere) in general? Would love to experience what a drone sees even if it's in a limited area.

Re: Show HN: Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco

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Post by wst_ » Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 10:55 PM UTC

I think it would help to be able to move up and down (ex. space and shift keys) without changing the camera angle. This seems a better solution, to me, than existing pan with 3rd mouse button.

Re: Show HN: Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco

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Post by qingcharles » Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 10:56 PM UTC

ovenchips wrote: post #4

I can't find the easter egg. Clues appreciated. :)

I wonder if it's the dude waving from inside the gantry at the top?

Re: Show HN: Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco

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Post by michaeloder » Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 10:59 PM UTC

Fantastic work. This is one of the best gaussian splats I've experienced. Especially in regards to the distant objects and sky. I was surprised at how many more details I could perceive in the VR mode. I couldn't spot the "easter egg" until I switched over.

Re: Show HN: Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco

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Post by legitster » Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 11:01 PM UTC

Completely unrelated, but aerial views of San Francisco blow my mind with how under-zoned the city is.

One of the most desirable places on earth to live and it's on a small peninsula. Yet it's a sea of single-family homes as far as the eye can see.

The distance between Sutro Tower and the "Downtown" SF is less than the distance between the Brooklyn Bridge and Central Park. But could you imagine if that space was filled with 2-3 story townhomes?

Re: Show HN: Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco

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Post by duskwuff » Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 11:01 PM UTC

akanet wrote: post #7

duskwuff wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm getting the same error on Firefox.

Thank you, a fix is deploying now.

Thanks! Works great now.

Re: Show HN: Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco

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Post by fuddle » Thu, Feb 20, 2025, 11:02 PM UTC

That's super cool, I like how they explain what each antenna is used for.