Houdini Indie News

Many thanks to all of the artists that joined us for Houdini HIVE at SIGGRAPH 2019! These talks show how Houdini has been used to create a variety of different projects and offer great insight into the creation of quality computer graphics. SideFX technical experts also offer a close look at SideFX technology and how you can apply it in your work .

You can view the Houdini HIVE at SIGGRAPH presentation videos here.

The Houdini Indie production build on Steam has been updated to version 17.5.293.


You can view the changelog here.


You can access different Houdini Indie production builds and daily builds on Steam by following these steps:

-Right click on Houdini Indie in your Steam library
-Select Properties
-Select the Betas tab
-Choose the Houdini daily build or production build you want to use from the betas list. (Select "None - Opt out of all beta programs" to use the most current production build)

The Houdini Indie production build on Steam has been updated to version 17.5.258.


You can view the changelog here.


You can access Houdini Indie production builds and daily builds on Steam by following these steps:

-Right click on Houdini Indie in your Steam library
-Select Properties
-Select the Betas tab
-Choose the Houdini daily build or production build you want to use from the betas list.

Houdini Indie on Steam has been updated to version 17.5.229.


You can view the changelog here.


You can access Houdini Indie production builds and daily builds on Steam by following these steps:

-Right click on Houdini Indie in your Steam library
-Select Properties
-Select the Betas tab
-Choose the Houdini daily build or production build you want to use from the betas list.

Global Game Jam hit its 11th year in 2019 and claimed the title of “Biggest Game Jam Ever” yet again. Teams had just 48 hours to make a game based on the theme of "what home means to you".

SideFX also held its third annual "Game Jam with Houdini Contest", any game that was made with Houdini could enter. This year’s contest received game entries from all over the world, including Brazil, Poland, UK, Ethiopia, France, Kazakhstan, Belgium, USA, Netherlands, and India. All of the entries were played by a panel of game industry pros and judged on the categories of art & aesthetics, sounds & music, gameplay & fun factor, and use of the game jam theme. After some difficult deliberation, the judges decided on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.

Winning teams received a variety of game dev prizes including Quixel Megascans assets, MIX Training tutorials, discounts on Rebelway courses, Unreal Engine swag packs, Pluralsight subscriptions, and Houdini Indie Steam Keys.


You can view, download, and play the winning games here:
https://www.sidefx.com/community/game-jam-contest-winners/