Good question. One thing I know they are good for are 3D photos because they solve a fundamental issue with the current tech: IPD. The current tech (Apple Visi

Good question. One thing I know they are good for are 3D photos because they solve a fundamental issue with the current tech: IPD. The current tech (Apple Vision Pro included) uses two photos: one per eye. If the photos were taken from a distance that matches the distance between your eyes, then the effect is convincing. Otherwise, it looks a bit off. The other problem is that a big part of the 3D perception comes from parallax: how the image changes with head motions (even small motions). Techniques that are not limited to two fixed images, but instead allow us to create new views for small motions, are great for much more impressive 3D photos. With more input photos you get a “walkable photo”: a photo that you can take a few steps in, say if you are wearing a VR headset. I’m sure 3D Gaussian splatting is good for other things too, given the excitement around them. Backgrounds in movies maybe?