Houdini

Houdini

SideFX
Unity

Unity

Unity Technologies
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About

Houdini is built from the ground up to be a procedural system that empowers artists to work freely, create multiple iterations and rapidly share workflows with colleagues. In Houdini, every action is stored in a node. These nodes are then “wired” into networks which define a “recipe” that can be tweaked to refine the outcome then repeated to create similar yet unique results. The ability for nodes to be saved and to pass information, in the form of attributes, down the chain is what gives Houdini its procedural nature. While the nodes are what makes Houdini unique and give it power, there are lots of viewport and shelf tools that allow for artist-friendly viewport interactions. Behind the scenes, Houdini builds up the nodes and networks for you. Houdini lets artists explore different creative paths because it is easy to branch off a new node to explore alternative solutions.

About

The leading platform for creating interactive, real-time content. Build 2D, 3D and VR games and apps at speed. From artist tools to live-ops, everything you need to bring your vision to life today. The complete solutions for professionals to create and operate. Create and operate amazing applications and immersive experiences with a complete solution for professionals across industries. Change up your splash screen. Or completely remove it. Gain greater insight into what’s happening in your game with real-time data on crashes, exceptions and user feedback. Minimize downtime with access to expert technical support when you encounter issues. Available as a separate purchase through a Unity sales representative. Unity Gaming Services: backend and LiveOps services trusted by world-class studios to support multiplayer and live games at any scale, with any engine or tech stack.

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Platforms Supported

Windows
Mac
Linux
Cloud
On-Premises
iPhone
iPad
Android
Chromebook

Audience

Developers, visual artists and teams searching for a procedural system to work freely, create multiple iterations and rapidly share workflows with colleagues

Audience

Gaming developers looking for a platform to design, create and manage their games

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

Support

Phone Support
24/7 Live Support
Online

API

Offers API

API

Offers API

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

No information available.
Free Version
Free Trial

Pricing

$35.00/month
Free Version
Free Trial

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.8 / 5
ease 4.8 / 5
features 4.8 / 5
design 4.8 / 5
support 4.9 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • My favorite part of Unity is its engaging UI, since it's very easy to learn within a short period of time. In addition, Unity has an inbuilt asset store, where users can download free assets or purchase those that they need.
  • 1-Unity helped me with making 2d and 3d games as conveying is speedy, which recuperations time. 2-The Unity social class is huge, which helps in handling many inquiries. 3-As a computer programmer, Unity setting up language C# is easy to make and fathom.
  • Unity has made gaming so easy and addictive that it's no longer a complex affair; anyone with a basic understanding of mathematics can create games with Unity. It's easy and convenient, and the price is definitely right.Edit games and use interfaces to create fun games. Scriptable objects, assets store to obtain amazing assets for the games.
  • -The Unity engine is a cross-platform engine that is used to develop video games for a variety of different platforms. -The Unity engine is known for being easy to use, which makes it a popular choice for developers who are new to game development. -The Unity engine comes with a wide variety of features that can be used to create a wide range of different types of games.
  • I loved the features! There is so much that you can do with Unity. Whether it is just sculpting creations, creating 2-d sidescrollers OR creating a full fledged 3-d action packed game.

Cons

  • On Unity, there are fewer video courses available to learn. It works great on high-spec computers and laptops, but lags badly on low-spec computers.
  • 1 - The updates are free, every so often there are revolutionary enough changes beginning with one structure then onto the close to cause headaches 2 - Whether that be with what you at first have in for content or endeavoring to utilize assets from the online store, a couple of assets simply work for unequivocal structures, and notwithstanding the way that they seem like they are practical anyway may throw botches in making the current endeavor unusable until fixes.
  • There has been some stability issues in newer versions although the old versions are becoming more stable. There has been some UI component issues, mostly related to scrollview and text. Sometimes there is a third-party Unity package manager.
  • The Unity engine is a great game development engine, but there are some things that I do not like about it. One thing is that it can be difficult to create custom scripts for your game. Another thing is that the engine can be slow to load on some computers.
  • It was definitely hard to get the hang of right at first. I deleted so many things on accident while trying to edit them. But it's a learning curve. You'll get there!

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Training

Documentation
Webinars
Live Online
In Person

Company Information

SideFX
Founded: 1987
Canada
www.sidefx.com/products/houdini/

Company Information

Unity Technologies
Founded: 2004
United States
unity.com

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Categories

Categories

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Game Development Features

2D
3D
Analytics
Animation
Asset Management
Drag & Drop
eCommerce
IT Asset Management
Network Management
Physics
Player Management
Prototyping
Virtual Reality

Integrations

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Integrations

Adobe Substance 3D Designer
Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Cartwheel
Poliigon
Rokoko
Xsens
Brinkbit
Cerebro
Diversion
Feed.fm
Klocwork
LIAPP
LiveKit
Localazy
PulzePay
Singular
Spark Cloud Studio
SpeedTree
TurboRender
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