EPC 2026
SideFX is bringing Houdini HIVE presentations to the EPC 2026 Conference along with three Houdini IGNITE workshops covering a variety of topics. Everything Procedural is celebrating its 10th anniversary. In the years since they started, they have gained strong recognition as a leading conference in the field of procedural content for games. This amazing event offers many opportunities to meet and share knowledge with fellow artists and developers.
SideFX Labs: March Update
The SideFX Labs team is back with the March edition of the Labs Newsletter, sharing updates, community highlights, and a few hints about what’s coming next. From a refreshed AliceVision photogrammetry workflow to a procedural dungeon generator tutorial by Simon Verstraete, this issue highlights tools and techniques that expand what artists can build in Houdini. Plus, we’re introducing a new “Node of the Month” feature to spotlight useful Labs tools you may have missed.
HEX: Chris Rutledge, A$AP Rocky 'Helicopter'
In this HEX episode, SideFX's Jeff 'Old School' Wagner sits down with animator Chris Rutledge - known for his iconic wobbly characters, and more recently A$AP Rocky's 'Helicopter' music video. Chris demystifies the hybrid workflow his team used to pull it off, including rendering over a terabyte of Gaussian Splat data and using alpha versions of Octane to handle relighting and reflections in 3D space.