@AYi_AInotes: Damn, the real estate industry is about to be turned upside down. A guy scanned an entire house with his phone and uploaded it online. Now, anyone, anywhere in the world, can walk through it just by opening a browser. No app, no VR headset, no agent, no scheduling. Click once, and you're inside. Every room, every angle, every...

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The article introduces a method using mobile phone scanning and 3D Gaussian Splatting technology to generate realistic 3D models of properties. These models can be viewed in a web browser without VR headsets or apps, significantly reducing costs for property viewing and modeling. It also highlights relevant open-source projects and business opportunities.

Damn, the real estate industry is about to be turned upside down. A guy scanned an entire house with his phone and uploaded it online. Now, anyone, anywhere in the world, can walk through it just by opening a browser. No app, no VR headset, no agent, no scheduling. Click once, and you're inside. Every room, every angle, every shadow—photo-realistic. The numbers are absurd: • A $500k house: agent fees of $15k • Cost to do one of these scans: roughly $200 • Time to "view" 50 houses: one evening • File size: smaller than a TikTok video The tech behind it is even wilder: It's called "3D Gaussian Splatting." Unlike polygon-based rendering (like in games), it uses millions of tiny, colored, depth-aware "light points." AI reconstructs reality directly from your photos. The results load on mobile phones and look immersive. The money-making opportunities are out of control: Freelancers are already taking on gigs, scanning properties for real estate agents, Airbnb hosts, event venues, car dealerships, and museums, charging $300 to $800 per scan. One person + one phone + one weekend = a business. Open-source project. Built on PlayCanvas. Free on GitHub, link in the comments as usual.
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