Since 5 years I'm an enthusiastic FPV Pilot. Challenged by all these young pilots with their marvellous FPV skills, demonstrated on YouTube, I questioned if an old GenX like me, aged over 50, can ever gain any muscle memory for Trippy spins, Matty flips, inverted… And yes, it developed.
All those fly-aways, a focus on micros, and the discovery of… Sims, didn't make any competing pilot, but one that found his new terrain where technology meets fun and addiction. This freedom in space like a Swift, or Milvus, the adrenaline kick when mountain diving or flying gaps through trees, collide with branches, save the craft when vision got lost for a moment, or … a motor desync.
Added to that an interest in 360 cameras, VR experiences, and scenic imaging brought me to learn about 3D reconstruction of immersive imaging to become a fan of 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS). Equipped with a MacBook Pro the first flight videos got transformed to 3D scenes. But watching them with WASD and maybe QE felt boring. Watching them as 360 immersive videos on VR head sets, still in its infancy, no fun!
So the idea was born: let's fly them like a FPV simulator! And wow, a bit of Vibe, and my first Gaussian Splat flight simulator, the SplatFly360, is ready!
SplatFly360 has room for all of you. Contribute with great pilot sites, gorgeous scenery, challenges… and this worldwide.
Take a 360 drone, like the Antigravity A1, the DJI Avata360 and make an 8K video of your favourite place. No need to become a 3DGS maniac — share your movie with us and we will take care of transforming it to a 3DGS scene.
We will integrate it on the map and publish it under Creative Commons, with your authorship credited.
Criteria of acceptance is quality. This can be in the excitement of the site, the flyable challenges in the scene, the fame of the venue, the beauty of the place.
As reward we grant you access to other flyable sites.
⚠️ Disclaimer: This offer is temporary and valid for a limited time.
Happy flying!
— Fly360XR