XR AI Spotlight
The easiest way to stay up to date in 3D, XR, and AI
115 followers
The easiest way to stay up to date in 3D, XR, and AI
115 followers
XR AI Spotlight helps you cut through the hype by providing in-depth content around 3D, XR, and AI. By subscribing you get (i) the top 10 tools, apps or product updates of the week hard to find anywhere else (ii) weekly in-depth interviews with Founders and Makers at the intersection of XR and AI (iii) the Handbook on Gaussian Splatting with best practices, tools and plugins to get started on 3DGS or figure out everything you missed.
Staying up to date with 3D, XR & AI should not eat up your evenings or weekends.
I hit that wall myself for months. So I decided to fix it.
Today I’m launching XR AI Spotlight, a weekly edition that cuts through the hype and delivers the tools, updates, demos, and deeper insights that actually help you understand and build in 3D, XR and AI.
You can take advantage of the exclusive Product Hunt discount here 👉 PH Launch Offer
Let me tell you why and what is included.
If you are in this space, you probably know how hard it can be to keep up with the latest news and updates.
You sift through endless newsletters repeating the same announcements, get hype reels with nothing you can actually use, and the news on AI covers only image and video models instead of the 3D and technological breakthroughs that will define the next generation of spatial products and experiences.
I’ve been curating this intersection for years, and more than 45K on LinkedIn and X follow my work because I stay hands-on with the tools and share practical insights they can apply immediately.
In addition to the weekly free interview with founders and creatives, Pro members will receive:
A weekly Pro Edition with 10 handpicked tools, demos, research papers, and updates hard to find anywhere else.
The Gaussian Splatting Handbook with an overview of cloud-based and local solutions to generate 3DGS, applications in VFX, gaming and real estate and more (available only until the 27th of January)
Full access to the growing database of in-depth interviews, so you can borrow workflows, learn from their journey, and study go-to-market playbooks from top founders and makers in this space
How do you pick the guests for the interviews? There are a lot of tech oriented podcast and I am struggling to see a differentiator here.
@anne_vas I usually don't go for big and/or popular guests... or at least that is not the main parameter. I get mostly attracted by products or what people are building and then try to find out who is behind those. This makes sure guests come on stage for what they have built and not simply for what they have to say 😉
@metapierre Of course! The Pro tier just offers an additional email with the top 10 tools, apps and product updates I find every week. You can still expect the same you were getting from me... just MORE!
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Congratulations on the launch! This is an incredibly valuable resource for anyone working in or exploring XR, 3D, and AI. These fields are moving extremely fast. How do you decide which projects or signals are truly worth spotlighting week after week?
@guillembruix Very good question. One of the major parameter is if the project, product or update has something that I can try. This makes prioritization much easier. I can focus on examples and content that readers can test and learn from instead of just sharing hype reels.
The other question I ask myself is: Does this has a spatial component to it? A lot of the news especially when it comes to AI are about LLMs and Image generators and I personally don't find that interesting.
I hope this answer your question 😉
Hi @gabriele_romagnoli excited to be here! Could you please be more specific when it comes to 3D, XR, and AI? What kind of topics are usually covered? I'm completely new to this, so any piece of information helps. Cheers!
@sophia_t_ the range feels broad but when we talk about the intersection of these topics we refer to smart glasses like the Meta RayBan, Gen AI for 3D models, Motion generated by AI, Computer vision and more. These are all technologies that go beyond flat screens and are meant to understand the physical world around us, generate digital content and augment our reality. I hope this clarifies a bit.
I would really like to see the Gaussian splatting handbook (did a review and an upvote already ;-). Is there a subject on selecting the best workflow/pipeline for after doing the scan with let's say a portalcam?
@henk_kruizinga Workflows are very use-case dependent and getting into details is hard without knowing the final objective. You will often end up needing to clean, get a mesh and/or share the splat on the web. For those usecases and more there are various tools and plugins suggested that you can use. To get an impression of the handbook, you can still subscribe to the Free tier and you will get one chapter for free.
Congrats on the launch! XR AI Spotlight looks like a solid way to cut through the noise and focus on tools and insights you can actually use. How do you decide what’s worth including each week versus what’s just hype?
@vik_sh I mostly look at the things that people can try or learn from. This includes apps, tech demos and sometimes case studies from creatives. This makes the content very actionable... I hope 😉