{"id":226,"date":"2026-03-20T17:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T17:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/?page_id=226"},"modified":"2026-03-23T17:20:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T17:20:29","slug":"week-8-blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/week-8-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 8 Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The team took over <a href=\"https:\/\/gdconf.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gdconf.com\/\">GDC<\/a> this week! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While we were away from our desks, the creative engines never stopped. We spent the week absorbing inspiration and sharing our vision with the industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest takeaway? <strong>3D Gaussian Splatting<\/strong> is absolutely exploding. The buzz is real, and it\u2019s clear that our focus on this tech is putting us exactly where the future of rendering is headed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1706\" height=\"1279\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Alex-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Alex-edited.jpg 1706w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Alex-edited-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Alex-edited-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Alex-edited-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Alex-edited-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alex at a Photo Booth.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Alivia-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Alivia-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Alivia-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Alivia-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Alivia-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Alivia.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alivia on the Exhibition floor. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Grace-1-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Grace-1-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Grace-1-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Grace-1-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Grace-1-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Grace-1.jpg 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grace at the big GDC statue. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Christina-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Christina-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Christina-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Christina-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Christina-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/dots-to-depth-studios\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GDC-Christina.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christina at the Yerba Buena Gardens right outside the Moscone Convention Center during lunch. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>3\/16-3\/20\/2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The team took over GDC this week! 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