Dune Workshop

Dune Solver | Release

For Houdini: counting grains of sand – just like on the desert planet.

Barrett Meeker, Creative Director at Lucky Pause, releases his Dune Solver for Houdini. Can you already hear the sandworm meandering through your workflow?

What can the Dune Solve do? The Dune Solver simulates realistic sand dunes that react to environmental influences such as wind or soil depth. Barrett wrote his solver with OpenCL.

Availability: If you’ve licked sand and can’t wait for the latest film adaptation of the sci-fi classic Dune, you can now dive into the virtual sandbox with Barrett’s Dune Solver for Houdini. The two videos below will – ouch! – sand in your swimming trunks!

Sand Dune Simulation

Sand Dune Simulation B