Project 5: Daniel Chen

[enamchae]

• https://github.com/enamchae/Project5-WebGPU-Gaussian-Splat-Viewer/tree/main
• Point cloud rendering, Gaussian splat rendering, f16 packing
• Feedback
  • Instructions felt confusing this time
    • First linked article uses inconsistent/incorrect formulae and does not define their terms/variables
    • Debug screenshots in the instructions weren't all too useful for me, since they go through a workflow where the radius is figured out first, when I felt it to be the hardest element to debug. The formulas for covariance/conics felt like black boxes the way they're presented here so I ended up finding it easier to figure out colors first before trying different combinations of transposes/matrix multiplication orders/etc
    • Second linked article is not necessary for the implementation
    • Mentions of exp/log transforms should be placed earlier in the instructions
  • Auto bind group layouts were causing issues