WebXR · Splats

gsplats to WebXR

A minimal starter for getting Gaussian splats into WebXR — Spark rendering 3DGS over Three.js, served over HTTPS so it drops straight into a headset.

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What it is

A small, copy-and-go starter that answers one question: how do I get a Gaussian splat into a headset over the web? It wires up Spark to render 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) content on top of Three.js, inside a WebXR session.

Why it exists

The hard part of WebXR splats usually isn’t the rendering — it’s the plumbing. Spatial content in a browser demands HTTPS before WebXR will start a session, and 3DGS pipelines involve a stack (Spark, Three.js, an import map, a model loader) that’s easy to get subtly wrong. This repo is the working baseline so you don’t have to assemble it from scratch.

How to run it

The README documents two paths to the HTTPS requirement:

  • Quick — generate a self-signed cert with OpenSSL and serve with http-server -S.
  • Recommended — a Vite dev server with certs (mkcert or OpenSSL) for a smoother loop.

Drop your .ply splat into the models folder, open it on a headset over https://, and it renders in XR.

Status

Active starter. A companion to Burisu on the “real-time 3D in the browser” track. Source on github.com/IoTone.