Tonight's topic is going to be a "game-time" decision! I have some ideas for a topic but no idea if I can actually do them. So come join the stream, and help decide what we'll work on. See you tonight! (2/25/2026 at 6pm EST)
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Tonight (02/11/2026 at 6pm EST) I'm going to try to finish up the Stranger Things inspired portal. So far we've added some stringy thing hanging across the portal, and made them break. Next we'll add a flexible sheet across the opening and have that break as well.
#houdini #vfx
Tonight (1/28/2026 at 6pm EST), with the series ending over the holidays, we're building a #StrangerThings inspired portal. We'll use #Vellum to animate it breaking apart and healing. This will probably be a multiple week project, but we'll see how far we get.
#houdini #vfx
Tonight (01/14/2026 at 6pm EST) we're going to work on a spreading ice effect that was suggested on the Discord server. There should be a few different ways to tackle it, so we'll see how many we get up to.
For more info: houdinihangout.com
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Tonight (1/7/2026 at 6pm EST) we're going to get back to streaming after the holidays! To ease back in, we're going to do a Q&A session. We do these from time to time, and they're usually a lot of fun. Bring your thoughts and questions!
houdinihangout.com
#Houdini #vfx
Tonight (11/26/2025 at 6pm EST), I'm going to try to finish up the laser project that I started last week. This time we'll add some volumetric effects to try to make the scene a lot more dynamic.
houdinihangout.com for stream info
#houdini #vfx #motiondesign #copernicus
Tonight (11/19/2025 at 6pm EST) I'm going to try to create some lasers using some of the new tools in #Copernicus. Last time I wasn't so successful, but I'm hoping that this time we'll come up with something much better.
info: houdinihangout.com
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Tonight (11/12/2025 at 6pm) we're going to try to work with some fluid sims, and make slightly sticky collisions. I've had a couple of questions about this on the Discord, so it would be worth trying out. Hope to see you then!
#houdini #vfx #FLIP #simulation
Tomorrow night (11/05/2025 at 6pm EST), we're going to have Kate Xagoraris as a guest. She's worked on a couple of really interesting HDA toolkits for star catalogs and proteins. It should be a great chat with a lot of science nerdiness!
#houdini #sidefx #vfx #sciviz
Tomorrow (10/29/2025 at 4pm EDT) we're going to have Valentina Malavasi join us. She'll be talking about some of her projects that she's worked on as a student at #BUAS. Her work focuses on bridging #Houdini and #Unreal. Hope to see you there!
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Tonight (10/22/2025 at 6pm EDT) we'll have another guest on the stream, Ferry Taswin! If you're curious about ways to make your own custom workflows in #Houdini this stream should be really interesting for you. Hope to see you there!
#sidefx #python #vfx
Weβre thrilled to announce that you can now become a Houdini Certified Instructor! Apply to take the Houdini Exam and join our growing community of certified instructors.
More details are available here: www.sidefx.com/education/edu...
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Tonight (10/1/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to to another live Q&A on the stream. If you have any questions about how to do something in #Houdini this is a great time to ask on the stream. We'll all do our best to get you an answer.
houdinihangout.com for more info
Just a reminder to join Carlos Dordelly tonight on the stream. It will be starting an hour earlier than usual, 5pm EDT. Hope to see you there!
Tomorrow night (9/17/2025 at 5pm EDT), Carlos Dordelly will be joining the stream to talk about some practical workflows and tips in #Solaris. He'll especially focus on things for solo artists and small teams. See you there with your questions!
#sidefx #houdini #vfx #mograph
Tonight (9/10/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to try to connect a #Copernicus Flow sim to a #Vellum sim. We'll use the velocity from one to drive the other. Hope to see you there!
For more stream info and Discord link: houdinihangout.com
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Tonight (9/3/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to try to get something working with the new Shot Builder tools. There won't be anything grand or expansive shown off, but we'll do our best to do something interesting with them.
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#houdini21 #sidefx #vfx #openusd
Houdini 21 is released! Tonight (8/27/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to open it up and play around with some of the new features. There are lots of features that weren't covered in the Keynote, and we'll try some of those. Bring your questions!
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Just a reminder that this week's stream will start in a little over an hour. Hope to see you there!
Tomorrow (8/20/2025 at 4pm EDT), we're going to have Paul Esteves as a guest on the stream. We'll tackle a few questions he's been asked online, and then we might look at rendering his Copernicus effect (www.instagram.com/p/...) in Karma.
#SideFX #HoudiniTime #motiondesign
Tomorrow (8/20/2025 at 4pm EDT), we're going to have Paul Esteves as a guest on the stream. We'll tackle a few questions he's been asked online, and then we might look at rendering his Copernicus effect (www.instagram.com/p/...) in Karma.
#SideFX #HoudiniTime #motiondesign
Just a reminder that we'll have Danny Laursen as a guest tonight (8/13/2025), but this time starting 2 hours earlier at 4pm EDT. Hope that will be a nice change of pace for any Europeans wanting to watch.
Come join us to talk about Danny's awesome flower workflow and HDAs!
Watch the Houdini 21 Keynote from SIGGRAPH 2025! Discover new KineFX motion mixer, muscle system improvements, MetaHumans integration, Copernicus GPU Pyro solver, built-in ML tools, Vulkan support, and more. Today at 10 am PST!
youtu.be/C--08SipCNU
This week (8/13/2025 at 4pm EDT) we'll have Danny Laursen on the stream to talk about his awesome flower tools. We'll look at the logic behind the HDAs, and then go into the tool's functions. Hope to see you there!
www.youtube.com/@Dan...
#sidefx #houdini #3dFlowers #FLOPs
Tonight (8/06/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to chat about the H21 Sneak Peak video that was released on Monday. I'm sure you've seen and heard about it by now, but if you want some more analysis of the video come join us!
youtu.be/aq7JQCV51CY...
#houdini #sidefx #vfx #H21
We are thrilled to announce #houdini HIVE Equinox (Sept 23β25, 2025), join us for IGNITE workshops, HIVE presentations, and social events. Building on last yearβs Horizon, this year goes bigger with more ways to learn, connect, and be inspired.
www.sidefx.com/equinox/
Tonight (7/30/2025 at 6pm EDT) we're going to try to make an animation like this art from Apoxia: www.instagram.com/ap... We'll see how we go about creating it, but some non-simulation options might happen. We'll see!
#sidefx #houdini #motiondesign
Tonight (7/23/2025 at 6pm EDT) I'm going to take a shot at making a dust explosion inspired by this reference: www.instagram.com/re... Never sure what we'll come up with, but join us for the process!
#sidefx #houdini #vfx #motiondesign
Tonight (7/16/2025 at 6pm EDT) I'm going to try to make some abstract cloth inspired by Ariel Ting Wei Lu. Check out her amazing website here: ariellu.com/google-d.... Not sure how it will turn out, but it should be fun regardless!
#sidefx #houdini #motiondesign #vfx
Tonight (7/2/25), I'm a little unsure about what we should do. It will be a bit of a viewers choice, and if nobody has a live suggestion I'm going to play with some stuff in Vellum. Sorry for the indecision, but it should be fun either way.
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