{"id":10226,"date":"2026-11-02T12:54:51","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T10:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fourthedesign.gr\/en\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=10226"},"modified":"2026-11-03T16:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T14:54:12","slug":"3d-gaussian-splatting-historic-churches-crete","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/fourthedesign.gr\/en\/portfolio\/3d-gaussian-splatting-historic-churches-crete\/","title":{"rendered":"3D Gaussian Splatting &#038; Interactive VR Experience of Four Historic Churches in Crete"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>3D Gaussian Splatting and Interactive Unity VR: Four Historic Churches in Crete<\/h2>\n<p>Fourthedesign developed an <strong>interactive virtual reality application using Unity<\/strong>, incorporating photorealistic <strong>3D Gaussian Splatting reconstructions of four historic churches in Crete, Greece<\/strong>. Our team captured drone footage of all four churches and used the image material to create individual 3D scenes of the historic buildings and their surroundings.<\/p>\n<h2>Drone-Based Reality Capture<\/h2>\n<p>Drone imagery recorded the churches from multiple aerial viewpoints, capturing their architecture, roofs, outdoor areas and settings. This image-based source material was used to build four separate photorealistic Gaussian Splatting scenes.<\/p>\n<h2>3D Gaussian Splatting and Unity Integration<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Gaussian Splatting (3DGS)<\/strong> represents a captured environment with a collection of spatially positioned visual elements, enabling realistic views of real places. Fourthedesign integrated the resulting scenes into a <strong>Unity-based interactive VR application<\/strong>, combining image-based reconstruction with immersive exploration.<\/p>\n<h2>Cultural Heritage in Virtual Reality<\/h2>\n<p>The project demonstrates how drone capture, Gaussian Splatting and <strong>Unity VR development<\/strong> can work together to present historic architecture in an engaging digital environment. The scenes are visual reconstructions rather than certified survey geometry or BIM models.<\/p>\n<h2>Project Media<\/h2>\n<p>The initial portfolio draft includes two actual project images: one showing camera positions and a point-cloud\/reconstruction workflow, and one showing a photorealistic church scene. 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