I tried once but couldn't sort out the logic and it kept doing weird things when going from one painting to another. I should give it another try though because that would great to see.

Dust.

Exploring subtle installation experiences. Always loved seeing dust motes floating in sun beams so I decided to try and reproduce that experience in TouchDesigner using Josef Pelz's T3D (Texture 3D operators) as well as PCR (Point Cloud Rendering) for GLSL bokeh effects.

Further prototyping of Infinite Frames.
Using an ESP32 Feather V2 and a BNO08x 9-dof sensor as a virtual flashlight.

#touchdesigner #infiniteframes #prototype #adafruit

Pure R&D, with a focus on novel and evocative lighting. It's more about the mood than the clarity of the framed image (for now). Video coming in the next day or two.

Stills from a real-time app for viewing an image library (images courtesy of the MET)

Update with better lighting. Cranked up the speed too for extra nausea.

* Runs at 60fps
* Subdivision logic is handled in Python
* Webcam input is used as a super subtle glass reflection
* Using MidJourney AI images for the content because of convenience only, this is not an attempt to showcase gen AI outputs. I needed 256 images that were thematically related.

Real-time prototype of my "Infinite Frames" Houdini setup. Ever since I first made it, I wanted to see it run at interactive framerates. #TouchDesigner makes it really easy to do initial prototyping and look-dev for interactive projects we will build out in Cinder C++.

I know, right??? And they borked it at some point because now it doesn't even seem to react to music anymore. It's definitely worse than it used to be.

Magnetosphere 2.0 dev/design update.

60fps, 3440x1440 output (resized for social posts), 1,000,000+ particles, audio reactive.

#touchdesigner #raye #audioreactive #generative #flocking

Audio: RAYE - "WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!"

I appreciate it David. I hope it wasn't too existential-crisis-y :)

A journey through art, ai and existentialism from @roberthodgin.bsky.social at Kikk Festival, taking in the highs, lows and above all, utterly mesmerising creations from the master of design-led simulations 🫡. #kikk #kikk25

I want nothing more! It's been nearly 20 years... Time for an update!

If you are keeping data of what people searched for, I was the one responsible for "male frontal, full peen".

If you’ve followed me on other platforms ( 🤢 ) you might know I’ve spent the last few years doing computational cinema / edit understanding.

I’m happy to say we’ve got the first public live narrative search engine for film and tv!

It’s early days. But check it out!

ozu.ai

💯

#AIArt #CreativeProcess #DigitalCreativity #Veo3

Screenshots of websites pages arranged in a collage

Antique and color posters

Closeup of antique poster

Closeup of color poster

New: I recreated Tomas Wright’s 1742 astronomical treatise, Clavis Cælestis, and its accompanying sheets titled A Synopsis of the Universe. New posters are available in antique style and modern colors.

Explore: www.c82.net/clavis-caele...
How it was made: www.c82.net/blog/?id=99

balancing a Radiozoa orb pendant on the tip of my fingers. It's a polished silver sphere with large cellular holes on the surface and inside there's a smaller scale structure

It's not too late to send your mom a tiny radiolarian for Mother's Day n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/shop/product...

Black definitely.
Wait, actually white is great.
No, black for sure.
Hmmm, white is lovely too.

Ok, I'm 53% on the side of black, 47% white.

I'm in Toronto for a conference. Watched locals watch the results as they came in. Very happy for them!

How do mistakes, memory & nature shape creative code?

At #FITCToronto, Robert Hodgin (Head of R&D, Rare Volume) dives into generative art, emergent systems & pandemic experiments.

🗓️ April 28-29, 2025
🔥 Super Early-Bird rates FROZEN! Save $100 → fitc.ca/event/to25/

@roberthodgin.bsky.social

I wrote a little primer on rigid body dynamics in Houdini after seeing a lot of similar questions online. Bullet is a pretty deep rabbit hole to fall into and there's a lot of legacy stuff that's very confusing for new artists... hopefully this helps you get started!
www.toadstorm.com/blog/?p=1123

Reminder to creatives (or anyone, really):

If someone reaches out because they want to interview you, and they are asking you to download a specific app to conduct the interview, it is probably a scam.

I have had 3 attempts since January 2025.

Do your research and check credentials.

I should mention, I didn't take the photo. It was on Reddit but the OP deleted their account so I can't credit them. The only photo I have of it is back before decent camera-phones.

My favorite tower! Especially loved seeing the ghost pirate ship when the fog is particularly dense:

The Paradiso Blog

Upcoming conference talks:
Paradiso Fest, Mérida Mexico, March 12-16th
Talk title: "Why Bother?"
paradisofest.com

FITC, Toronto Canada, April 28-29th
Talk title: TBD, but it'll be mostly about the River Scars and Meander Maps projects.
fitc.ca/event/to25/

Where else should I go in 2025?

Hey, thanks! Im glad you like it. I'm going to be revisiting that piece after I get back from Paradiso Fest in mid-March, and plan on doing a limited release print series (on glossy paper 😊). I looking forward to digging back into that series.

A promotional graphic for the exhibition "Compositions in Code: The Art of Processing and p5.js" at the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI), opening on March 6, 2025. The background features a generative art-style digital landscape with jagged, wireframe-like mountains in shades of blue and purple against a bright pink sky. The exhibition title appears in large white text at the top, with the subtitle "The Art of Processing and p5.js" in smaller font below. The names of featured artists—Marius Watz / Aleksandra Jovanić, LIA / Sarah Ridgley, and Robert Hodgin / Melissa Wiederrecht—are centered in white text. At the bottom, logos for MoMI, Tezos, and the Processing Foundation indicate the event’s co-presenters.

Compositions in Code: The Art of Processing and p5.js will be on view at the Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) in NYC from March 6 – August 24, 2025

Opening March 6th at 7:00 PM: lu.ma/kbs639bj

@mariuswatz.bsky.social @liasomething.bsky.social @roberthodgin.bsky.social @mwiederrecht.bsky.social

It feels so instructional, like it's an intuitive diagram of how waves work. I love it. I want it as a desk toy.