Here’s a look at some of the coolest things happening in 3D this month - from Gaussian splats in Blender 5.3 and panoramic cameras in EEVEE to dispersion in Cycles, the most realistic Blender short film, and the GPUs the Blender community is actually using.
Announcing Box3D
I’m happy to announce the release of Box3D, an open source 3D physics engine. It is now available on GitHub. Box3D repository You can think of Box3D as a fork of Box2D, extended with many features needed for 3D games. Some additions: Triangle mesh collision Height-field collision Baked compound collision The core architecture of Box3D remains almost identical to Box2D. C API All library source is C17 Sub-stepping solver Continuous collision Graph coloring for large islands Wide SIMD contact solver Multi-threading hooks Optional internal scheduler Large world support with doubles for position Recording and replay If you want to see Box3D in action, watch this video:
flo-bit/stylized-dioramas
Six interactive Three.js dioramas — one collection of small worlds
Turning a Gaussian Splat Into a Videogame | PlayCanvas Blog
How I turned a photogrammetric 3D Gaussian Splat scene into a playable browser FPS - with collision, pre-baked lighting, navmesh-driven NPCs and behavior-tree AI, all in PlayCanvas.
3D Model Market Trends 2026: Growth Raised the Bar | Blog
Our new market report is out, and it tells a story we are proud to publish.
Three.js From Zero — Creative Web 3D for Artists · MasterAllArts
Learn Three.js as part of the MasterAllArts creative 3D roadmap: turn drawings, models, shaders, and portfolio ideas into interactive Web 3D scenes. Free articles with live demos.
Dean W. Ball on Twitter / X
The mood has been a bit dour lately, so here are some less-obvious things that I expect to take shape over the next decade that I am excited about:1. Space! Lots and lots of stuff is going to be happening in space by the mid-2030s, and right now the U.S. looks like it will be…— Dean W. Ball (@deanwball) October 9, 2026
WorldClaw: Agentic 3D Open-World Generation at Scale
From one open-ended prompt to an explicit, explorable, and editable 3D world.
Free Online GIF Maker — 70+ 3D Animations | 3D Gif Maker
Free online GIF maker — turn any image into an animated GIF in seconds. 70+ effects: 3D spins, explosions, waves, glitches, and more. No sign-up required.
Cosmik December Lab Notes: 'Tis the season for sharing your best finds, and other Semble updates - Cosmik Labs
Curate your picks of 2025, spreading attention karma with new Semble notifications, and some cool indie Semble integrations
heerich.js
Tiny engine for 3D voxel scenes rendered to SVG — boolean ops, oblique/perspective cameras, zero dependencies.
Bringing Photos to Life: Gaussian Splatting with Jiggle Physics in VisionOS
What if your photos could move? Not just play back as videos, but actually exist in space around you—touchable, interactive, alive with physics?
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