A criticism of NeRFs is their rendering rates. Quietly a couple of papers have been published over the last two months which push NeRFs into real time rates.

It significantly improves the fidelity of reflections and other view-dependent effects, making scenes look more realistic.

Today, things are taking an exciting step forward with the introduction of 3D Gaussian Ray Tracing (3DGRT).

Research topics on relighting continue to increase sharply.