Learn how to build supervised ML pipelines in Houdini 21 with Michiel Hagedoorn. Explore new ML nodes, including data generation, training, inference, and more. These applications include a volume up-resser and an improved character deformer. https://t.co/XG2OuL9NrQ #houdini

The How To Houdini Tutorial Contest deadline has been extended to January 31, 2026! Lessons must be at least 10 minutes, and there are four categories: Beginner, Node Reference, Gamedev & Realtime, or Production Workflow. A new grand prize has also been added: a Dell laptop.

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Huge congratulations to @SandfallGames on an extraordinary night at The Game Awards! Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 received nine awards, including Game of the Year. Watch our Houdini Connect interview with Technical Artist Alexandre Breton. https://t.co/lJBxFxjprL #gameart

Explore the unique art pipeline and novel real-time techniques behind the immersive sci-fi game Ambrosia Sky. Jules Glegg from Soft Rains shows how Houdini was used for volumetric gameplay with a stylized, hand-made look, even on handheld hardware. https://t.co/8SXH2VNrPk

Here is a collection of tips+tricks by Juliette Le Hir, that may help you if you are tasked with making a creature in Houdini, particularly if it involves muscles, rigging, animating and everything in between. Check it out at https://t.co/QSUGhQvvUY

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Discover how Tin & Ed, Australian artists based in NYC, use Houdini to explore natural systems, emergence, and interconnectedness in their creative process, bringing these ideas to life through large-scale physical sculptures and digital installations. https://t.co/LGvT30Hoxh

Find out how Peter Sanitra created this delicious simulation with multiple material type interactions in the MPM solver, combining solids and liquids and applying surface tension, plasticity, emission expansion, and more. https://t.co/HUC79MWygI #houdini

Have a look at this presentation by Filippo Robino and Marco Provitina showcasing the Alps' Moose project: a production-level full-CGI shot featuring FX, environment work, rigging in APEX, animation, muscle simulation, shading, and lighting. https://t.co/x46F35DB9z #houdini

Learn to build, customize, and package a reusable character rig in Houdini 21 using the Rig Builder and APEX. This course covers importing characters, creating animator-friendly controls, exporting a portable HDA—and much more. https://t.co/inR9BvveJL #houdini #rigging

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Congratulations to all of our Houdini Certified Schools for another year of outstanding student submissions! https://t.co/tOi9NpsHHN #houdini #education #students

Join the Project Lighthouse Asset Challenge to help create 3D assets for Poly Haven’s first video game, all released free under CC0. Collaborate, contribute lasting content, and earn rewards including prizes from SideFX! https://t.co/CT1PcGjfSL #houdini #gamedev #CC0

Find out how Simon Holmedal and Andreas Catucci of Panoply celebrate 10 years of creative innovation, showcasing work for the NBA and ESPN while revealing their evolving approach to motion design, branding, and storytelling. https://t.co/JRPTPs7EaJ #houdini

Build CG-AI workflows using the Houdini ComfyUI plugin with Rafael Drelich. Explore workflows from motion capture to AI-powered image & video generation, evolving VFX pipelines with generative AI. https://t.co/mZXbGSIF93 #houdini

Dive into Houdini’s KineFX & APEX rigging tools with Carlos Valcárcel through Project Outback, starting with phase one achievements and moving into facial rigging for realistic vs. stylized characters in KineFX. https://t.co/9twCccT3X5 #houdini

Explore Houdini's new SOP-based crowd tools and build a complete crowd scene from scratch with Ayush Yadav, Lead Crowd TD at DNEG. Learn to bring in characters, set up motion paths, add animation layers, work with cloth & render in Solaris with Karma. https://t.co/Bm1f4rYFzs

Learn how COPs can generate terrains in Houdini with Dmitrii Vlasenko. Create custom tools, explore texture synthesis using new COP noises & filters, and finalize with the HeightField Erosion toolkit. It's layers upon layers of fun! https://t.co/HO86KwtgTw #houdini

Take a look at how Houdini’s new Otis solver brings GPU-accelerated dynamics to Character FX, delivering unprecedented realism for muscle, fascia, fat, and tissue interactions—presented by Kai Stavginski. https://t.co/NBeGjVPqyc #houdini

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Check out Moritz Schwind's talk on generating procedural paintings in Copernicus inspired by reaction-diffusion and impressionist techniques. Create painterly effects with brush strokes, edge detection, and solvers for oil painting textures! https://t.co/Vw5cOaphpG #houdini

Learn how to map & visualize this abstract concept to gain insights into ML models. Explore how to manipulate this space directly using dimensionality reduction techniques to build better tools.  https://t.co/0qlELBeKIl #houdini

Check out the presentations just released from Houdini HIVE Tokyo!  https://t.co/Hs5N3KNlZU #Houdini #VFX #Procedural #Simulation #EnvironmentArt