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Declarative 3D with React

· 4 min read
Mark Lundin
Software Engineer

Since introducing PlayCanvas, we've seen developers the world over build amazing 3D experiences using the PlayCanvas Engine and Editor. But what if you are a React developer?

Today we're proud to announce the release of PlayCanvas React, a new declarative way to build 3D content using React.

PlayCanvas React is a thin React wrapper around the PlayCanvas API. It allows you to build rich 3D content in a declarative way that fully integrates with the React ecosystem. You can create rich, complex 3D content with assets, physics, gaussian splats, audio, and more, all while leveraging the powerful state management of React.

Check out the CodeSandbox below. Slide open the code editor and play with the code in real time.

Using Visual Studio Code with PlayCanvas

· 2 min read

Visual Studio Code is massively popular. In the Stack Overflow 2023 Developer Survey, Visual Studio Code was ranked the most popular developer environment tool among 86,544 respondents, with 73.71% reporting that they use it.

Any PlayCanvas developer building directly on top of the Engine will very likely opt to use VS Code. But if you use the PlayCanvas Editor, you will normally rely on the built-in, browser-based Code Editor. Today, we're excited to give you another option by launching an open-source Visual Studio Code Extension for PlayCanvas.

VS Code Extension

Compressing Gaussian Splats

· 4 min read
Donovan Hutchence
Staff Software Engineer

Introduction

3D Gaussian Splatting is a new method for digitizing and rendering real world objects. With gaussian splatting, you can digitize a scene from a few photos using services like Luma Labs or Polycam. These services take the set of photos and generate a 3d Gaussian Splat scene in PLY format.

For example, this is a Gaussian Splat scene rendered in PlayCanvas.