Side Effects Software ships Houdini 15.5
Update adds new modelling, retopo and UV options, Delta Mush system, better crowd animation, VR camera.
Friday, May 20th, 2016
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Basefount Technology unveils Miarmy 4.5
Maya crowd simulation tool to get new jump system for actors, plus tech developed for use on Ant-Man.
Monday, March 14th, 2016
Golaem releases Golaem 5.0
New Layout tool lets users edit timing or visual properties of crowd sims without re-running the simulation.
Friday, February 19th, 2016
Basefount Technology releases Miarmy 4.2
Maya crowd animation system now displays 'tens of thousands' of agents in the viewport without lag.
Friday, November 6th, 2015
Golaem releases VRayGolaem for 3ds Max
Free plugin lets Max users render full-size crowd simulations created using Golaem Crowd for Maya.
Friday, July 10th, 2015
Basefount Technology releases Miarmy 4
Maya crowd-simulation system gets new options for blendshape animation, auto IK - and support for very big sims indeed.
Monday, May 25th, 2015
Eye candy: three great new Golaem crowd sim reels
See some huge crowd sims created with Golaem Crowd by the likes of Framestore, Platige Image and Milk.
Wednesday, May 13th, 2015
AXYZ design releases an(i)ma 1.7.1
Updated: Crowd animation tool for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D now also available for Mac. Price down, too.
Friday, February 27th, 2015
Basefount Technology releases Miarmy 3.6
Control armies via natural language with the crowd simulation tool's new human language logic system.
Thursday, January 22nd, 2015
Sneak peek: Houdini 14
Demo video shows crowds, OpenVDB-based grooming, and position-based dynamics - from sand to squids.
Monday, December 8th, 2014
Golaem releases Golaem Crowd 3.3
Maya crowd simulator adds support for blendshape animaion - as shown in a rather endearing demo video.
Saturday, August 16th, 2014
Eye candy: Miarmy's cool VFX crowds reel
See some amazing shots created in the Maya crowd-simulation system from studios all over the world.
Thursday, June 5th, 2014
Paint your crowd sims with Golaem Crowd 3.2
Maya crowd simulator adds option to control actor density and behaviour simply by painting on the ground.
Thursday, April 17th, 2014