Barry Bacon is our character, which we will groom and render in Houdini. This is a short course, made up of two parts. Part 1 covers how to prepare your scene, comb guides and add parting lines. Part 2 goes over how to generate hair, clump them, add variations andRead More →
Games that were made with Houdini during Global Game Jam 2020 and entered into SideFX’s “Game Jam with Houdini Contest”. Get the full details here: https://www.sidefx.com/community/game-jam-2020-houdini-contest-winners/ Download and play the games for free below: 1st Place Winner – Breached https://globalgamejam.org/2020/games/breached-7 2nd Place Winner – Grandpa’s Little Memories https://globalgamejam.org/2020/games/grandpas-little-memories-4 3rd PlaceRead More →
“Houdini for modeling is just another way to model. You can model something and then drop in some code, it’s a really helpful tool for us” In this Houdini Connect video Thomas Otto of Spaceflower talks about the development of his new indie game, Let Them Trade. He shows hisRead More →
In this LA Houdini User Group presentation Justin Dykhouse shows his workflow for creating line art on paper using Houdini and a robotic pen plotter. He’ll discuss creating designs in Houdini, converting to scalable vector graphics files (SVG), preparing designs for the plotter, and the printing process. Justin Dykhouse’s WebsiteRead More →
In this LA Houdini User Group presentation Mihnea Stoica presents his work on generating procedural character animations within Houdini’s channel operator context known as CHOPs. Mihnea Stoica’s Vimeo – https://vimeo.com/user94777244 Los Angeles Houdini User Group – https://www.meetup.com/LA-Houdini-User-GroupRead More →
Now that the staircase model is ready, learn how wrap up the network into a Houdini Digital Asset [HDA] then promote key parameters to the top level to build the UI for Unity. You will work to control all aspects of the asset that will help your level designers customizeRead More →
To allow for the stair to change size and its overall look, you are going to set up the UVs of the model so they can be adjusted at the top level of the asset to work with different parts of the trim sheet. This makes it easy to scaleRead More →
Use Houdini’s procedural modeling tools to construct a procedural staircase. The key is that the stair will be driven by a single line and the treads, base and railings will be built up to match. You will also add the ability to bend the stair while keeping all of theRead More →
Review the staircase generator asset in Unity to see what controls it has available to level designers. You will learn how the asset works as a tool then take a quick look at how it was setup in Houdini. This should give you a clear idea of what to expectRead More →
“After seeing the strength and the power of Houdini we don’t want to do another game without Houdini.” See how indie game studio Fishing Cactus used Houdini to develop their game Nanotale – Typing Chronicles. From character rigging and animation to procedural level design assets, Houdini was an important andRead More →