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@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 ## @playcanvas/react
+⚡ A full-featured library for building interactive 3D apps in React — with assets, physics, and events all built in.
+
 [![Version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@playcanvas/react?style=flat&colorA=333333&colorB=444444)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@playcanvas/react)
 [![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/740090768164651008?style=flat&olorA=333333&colorB=444444&label=discord&logo=discord&logoColor=ffffff)](https://discord.com/channels/408617316415307776/408617316415307778)
 [![Twitter](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/playcanvas?label=%40playcanvas&style=flat&colorA=333333&colorB=333333&logo=x&logoColor=ffffff)](https://x.com/playcanvas)
@@ -6,9 +8,9 @@
 
 [Docs](https://playcanvas-react.vercel.app) | [Guide](http://playcanvas-react.vercel.app/docs/guide/getting-started) | [Examples](https://playcanvas-react.vercel.app/examples/)
 
-A lightweight, library for for creating 3D apps in React that supports Physics, Pointer Events, Gaussian Splats and a built-in Scripts out of the box.
-
-<img width="1673" alt="image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/92053462-f39e-4f6d-94fc-b34e7b9ea266" />
+<a href="https://playcanvas-react.vercel.app/examples/splats" target="_blank" >
+  <img alt="@playcanvas/react" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/159bdadb-1b7d-4334-8acb-c4530b570f2b" />
+</a>
 
 ### Getting Started
 
@@ -17,40 +19,55 @@ Install with your favorite package manager...
 ```bash
 npm install @playcanvas/react playcanvas
 ```
-Create a sphere component
+
+Load an Asset
 
 ```jsx
-import { Application, Entity } from '@playcanvas/react'
-import { Camera } from "@playcanvas/react/components"
-import { OrbitControls } from "@playcanvas/react/scripts"
+import { Application, Entity } from '@playcanvas/react';
+import { Camera, Render } from '@playcanvas/react/components';
+import { OrbitControls } from '@playcanvas/react/scripts';
+import { useSplat } from '@playcanvas/react/hooks';
+
+const AssetViewer = ({ src }) => {
+  const { asset } = useSplat(src);
+  if (!asset) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Entity position={[0, 2, 0]}>
+        <Camera />
+        <OrbitControls />
+      </Entity>
+      <Render type="asset" asset={asset} />
+    </>
+  );
+};
 
 const App = () => {
   return (
     <Application>
-        <Entity position={[0, 2, 0]}>
-          <Camera/>
-          <OrbitControls />
-        </Entity>
-        <Entity >
-          <Render type="sphere" />
-        </Entity>
+      <AssetViewer src="skull.ply" />
     </Application>
   );
-}
+};
 ```
 
 Et voilà! ✨
 
-The library is built around the [PlayCanvas engine](https://github.com/playcanvas/engine) and comes with lots of features for creating more complex content including...
+## Why @playcanvas/react?
+
+@playcanvas/react gives you everything you need to build 3D apps in React — without pulling in a maze of external libraries.
+
+It ships with powerful built-in features out of the box:
 
 - 🎭 Simple Scene API
 - ⏳ Suspenseful Asset loading
 - ️👆 Pointer Events
 - 🛠️ Physics out of the box
-- ⚡ Script component for high frequency updates
+- ⚡ Script component
 - 🏗️ Entity Component System
 
-### Learn more
+## Learn more
 
 To find out more, check the [Getting Started](https://playcanvas-react.vercel.app/docs/guide/getting-started) guide for a walk through, or see the [other examples](https://playcanvas-react.vercel.app/examples/) in the Playground.
 
@@ -58,6 +75,11 @@ To find out more, check the [Getting Started](https://playcanvas-react.vercel.ap
 - [Loading a 3d model](http://playcanvas-react.vercel.app/examples/load-a-3D-model)
 - [Interaction](http://playcanvas-react.vercel.app/examples/pointer-events)
 - [Physics](http://playcanvas-react.vercel.app/examples/physics)
+- [Splats](http://playcanvas-react.vercel.app/examples/splats)
+
+## Contributing
+
+Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or pull request if you’d like to contribute or report a bug.