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Joolean Boolean @jooleanboolean.bsky.social · 6d

Brute force rectangle search inside a shape from a starting point.

#houdini #techart #gamedev #procedural #tools #3d #algorithms

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Jack_The_Generalist @jackgutmann.bsky.social · Jul 17

I sat down with Julian Bragagna a technical artist at Cloud Imperium Games (yep, Star Citizen). Julian spills the beans, shares some stories from projects like Skylark. Trust me, you wanna hear this. #gamedev #techart #houdini

Full Episode: youtu.be/HPZIrV51R7c

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Joolean Boolean @jooleanboolean.bsky.social · Jul 6

Berlin Sidewalk Generator - Made with Houdini

Curious how I made that? Check out my breakdown article! www.artstation.com/julianbragag...

#houdini #sidefxhoudini #procedural #3d #techart #tools #tech #berlin #technology #gamedev #architecture #3dart #proceduralmodeling

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Joolean Boolean @jooleanboolean.bsky.social · Jun 29

Good guess, and that might have worked as well. In this case, I ended up using the UVs to scatter the roof tiles. That way they also don't care what the 3D shape of the roof is.

Joolean Boolean @jooleanboolean.bsky.social · Jun 29

Procedural Stone Bridge R&D

We cut the 3D tiles for performance, but I love them. Can you guess how they follow the curved roof?

Into stylized procedural art? Check out SideFX's new free learning project - Skylark. tinyurl.com/k2w8uyyy

#houdini #procedural #3d #gamedev #techart #tools #tutorial

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Joolean Boolean @jooleanboolean.bsky.social · Jun 28

Wooden Fence Tool 🪵 Project Skylark

Sometimes it can be incredibly easy to make spin-off tools from already existing logic. Why reinvent the wheel?

Link: www.sidefx.com/tutorials/pr...

#houdini #sidefx #tools #tech #techart #unreal #procedural #gamedev

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Joolean Boolean @jooleanboolean.bsky.social · Jun 28

New free Houdini tutorial series!

Learn to build a playful, adaptive Wooden Bridge Tool. This series teaches newcomers how to chain together instancing systems to create complex, procedural structures.

Link: www.sidefx.com/tutorials/pr...

#houdini #procedural #gamedev #techart #tools #unreal

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Joolean Boolean @jooleanboolean.bsky.social · May 2

What's really going on 🪄

This tool and many more are part of @sidefx.bsky.social Houdini's next free learning project and tech demo - Project Skylark! Stay tuned 🌀

#houdini #sidefx #procedural #3d #proceduralart #tech #techart #tools #gamedev #tutorial #free

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Joolean Boolean @jooleanboolean.bsky.social · Apr 28

Need to get from Point A to Point B — and look good doing it? Turns out three models and a bit of procedural magic are all you need.

Procedural Wooden Bridge Tutorial for @sidefx.bsky.social Houdini - coming soon!

#houdini #sidefx #sidefxhoudini #procedural #tech #tools #techart #gamedev #unreal

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Joolean Boolean @jooleanboolean.bsky.social · Dec 26

Learn how and why to use Houdini for-loops to automate procedural workflows and explore key use cases, from controlled randomness to processing individual meshes.

Article: www.artstation.com/blogs/julian...

#houdini #sidefx #procedural #tutorial #guide #free #article #techart #tools #vfx #gamedev

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Stein Makes Games ➡️ #GodotFest @steinmakesgames.bsky.social · Dec 24

Hordes of bots are using AI-images to automate fake #gaming influencers and fake #gamedev / #indiedev accounts. I'm compiling a huge blocklist. Help quell the bots by:
1) Subscribe to the list and click block: bsky.app/profile/did:...
2) Share the list
3) Report bots I missed
4) -or false positives

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Joolean Boolean @jooleanboolean.bsky.social · Dec 17

Did you know you can create while-loops without VEX? By combining a For-Each Count loop with a Stop Condition, you can make a loop that stops dynamically—like halting once an object’s volume shrinks below a threshold.

#houdini #sidefx #tech #tools #techart #procedural #vfx #gamedev #3d

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Joolean Boolean @jooleanboolean.bsky.social · Dec 5

Discover how to use bounding boxes in Houdini to simplify tasks like stacking and alignment. A beginner-friendly guide to this essential procedural tool.

www.artstation.com/blogs/julian...

#houdini #sidefx #sidefxhoudini #procedural #vfx #gamedev #tech #tools #techart #guide #bbox #tutorial

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Joolean Boolean @jooleanboolean.bsky.social · Dec 3

you’re not a real houdini pro unless you’re doing this:

#houdini #procedural #3d #gamedev #memes #tools #tech

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Joolean Boolean @jooleanboolean.bsky.social · Nov 29

Anatomy of a Bounding Box

#houdini #sidefx #sidefxhoudini #bbox #procedural #gamedev #3d #tools #tech #techart #education

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Joolean Boolean @jooleanboolean.bsky.social · Nov 28

In case you've missed it on other platforms, here is my Berlin Sidewalk Generator 🚶 One of my favourite projects, made in Houdini. Curious how it works? Check out my dedicated article: www.artstation.com/blogs/julian...

#houdini #sidefx #procedural #3d #archviz #sidefxhoudini #tech #tools #gamedev

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · Nov 28

Looking to create a biome pipeline? 🌳⛰️

If you want to test out the alpha version of the SideFX Labs biome tools, we have put together a comprehensive demo for you.

This annotated project walks you through the entire suite of alpha biome tools. 🛠️

youtu.be/SB4JvDOxi6Q?...

Intro to Biome Toolset | SideFX Labs

YouTube video by Houdini

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Joolean Boolean @jooleanboolean.bsky.social · Nov 27

Ever dreamed of turning your nightmares into art? If you're looking for a meaty tutorial series, check out my new Procedural Flesh Tutorials for Houdini!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5j_...

#houdini #sidefx #procedural #3d #unreal #unrealengine #gamedev #ue5 #tutorial #learning #education #free

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SideFX Houdini @sidefx.bsky.social · Nov 22

We created a #SideFX #Houdini #3D @bsky.app account back in Feb, but it's been dormant since then. Time to change that – let's GO!

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Joolean Boolean @jooleanboolean.bsky.social · Nov 27

Need to add clutter to 200 desks by tomorrow? No problem! Find out how I made this Office Table Generator in Houdini for Unreal: www.artstation.com/blogs/julian...

#houdini #sidefx #sidefxhoudini #procedural #archviz #architecture #unreal #3d #tutorial #article #unrealengine #unreal5

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Joolean Boolean @jooleanboolean.bsky.social · Nov 26

Procedural Flesh Tech using Houdini in Unreal Engine. Wanna learn how to do it yourself? Check out my free Tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5j_...

#houdini #sidefx #sidefxhoudini #procedural #unreal #tutorial #free #3d #tools #gamedev

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