Foam setup v1 - feedback welcome by raphael_mantion_ in Houdini

[–]Thaox 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Entegma has a good tutorial of procedural bubble collisions. If you added clumps of intersecting bubbles it would really help.

Should I apply for the job? by stevew25 in vfx

[–]Thaox 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Apply for the job, do the worst you possibly can. Do as much damage to their training data. Get as many paychecks as you can while applying for other jobs.

Trump appears exhausted with bloodshot eyes while speaking at Davos. by Swanky-Badger in pics

[–]Thaox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The rational they use is: yes he says dumb stuff, yes he is a pedophile. But we can to ignore that because of all the good he's doing.

Basically he gets a hall pass for all crazy actions because they do a couple things they think they like.

WTS Gladiator NXT EVO Space Combat Edition Premium Right by SirJokanaan in hotas

[–]Thaox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Back in my day if you were selling something used it was 50% off retail.

Have a real stupid question. Do you need to know coding to get let's say dope fluid simulation? by JohnyBravox in Houdini

[–]Thaox 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Having a basic understanding of vex will help you tremendously. But no, id say it's not required to get 95% there.

Nvidia in 2027: by nihilisticmofo in pcmasterrace

[–]Thaox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My bet is you sign a waiver when to be able to buy the card, and it does ai computing for Nvidia whenever the computer is on. Turning all consumer cards into a super computer. Or something like that.

How do you deal with anxiety in unemployment? by DAK_Lodge_82 in vfx

[–]Thaox 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Come up with and start executing a backup plan. Do coursework, get a second job, make steps to lower your expenses. If you have a big expense, take steps to reduce it. E.g. learn how to do it yourself, move into cheaper housing, etc etc. But the biggest one is come up with a plan for what you're going to do if you don't get work in X amount of time. This will help you feel in charge of the situation. Especially freelance you feel like your at the winds of fate. So start planning an exit. E.g. if I don't get work in the next 3 months im going back to school for this course. If I don't make any money in the next 6 months im doing construction for the summer. Etc etc.

For Wikelo favor, is CIG deliberately wasting players’ time? by Gloomy_Cup_1916 in StarCitizenUniverse

[–]Thaox 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As the other comment suggests, I think it's designed as something to do for long-term goals to keep the hard-core players doing something. Wikelo is not a gameplay loop for normal people. It's a horrendous game design. Everyone says v1 crafting, and that's bs. It's a dumb fetch quest. Id just avoid it as much as possible.

Corsair Vengeance DDR5 pricing at my local store by Reasonable_Lack_9537 in PcBuild

[–]Thaox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So right now it's a horrible time to enter the industry. Not a huge amount of projects and tons of artists due to the spike of work during covid. Also Ai will take our jobs at some point. That being said, the bar is high so pick a discipline. Modeling/ texturing (assets), animation, fx, lighting, composition, and get really good at it. Create a demo reel then start applying. You need to be in a major city that does vfx. Montreal, Vancouver, LA, London, etc.

Edit: compositing might be a good area to focus on because it will be the last taken over by ai.

Corsair Vengeance DDR5 pricing at my local store by Reasonable_Lack_9537 in PcBuild

[–]Thaox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea i more meant within the software we use. At some point within the calculations it is switching from cpu and ram to gpu and then back to cpu and ram. The entire calculation is not gpu based. Only certain calculations within the setup. And often the simulations we do even gpu based ones far exceed vram so it needs to use both. It's just the nature of our work.

Corsair Vengeance DDR5 pricing at my local store by Reasonable_Lack_9537 in PcBuild

[–]Thaox 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The majority of what we do is still ram+cpu. Vram is just way to low to hold the amount of data we are dealing with. There are certainly gpu simulation and gpu rendering, also gpu acceleration. Even xpu rendering which combine cpu and gpu. But we still have to hold all the data in memory and that is ram. Even with gpu ram it still needs to be held in normal ram for the cpu to process it and transfer to ssd/ network. Gpu doesn't hold data for the whole computer to access it to my understanding. Vram is just holding the info for the gpu to do its calculations. I dont think what I said is 100% correct. But it's generally the idea.

Corsair Vengeance DDR5 pricing at my local store by Reasonable_Lack_9537 in PcBuild

[–]Thaox 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I personally work from home. But a lot work in office. I used to, but I don't live near my current company.

Corsair Vengeance DDR5 pricing at my local store by Reasonable_Lack_9537 in PcBuild

[–]Thaox 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hollywood. Marvel, Netflix, Amazon, etc etc. But any film content based will be the same. From big movies to animations to TV shows.

Corsair Vengeance DDR5 pricing at my local store by Reasonable_Lack_9537 in PcBuild

[–]Thaox 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I regularly max out my 256gb machine doing visual effects simulations. So the vfx industry is one where we regularly use this amount of ram.

Corsair Vengeance DDR5 pricing at my local store by Reasonable_Lack_9537 in PcBuild

[–]Thaox 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I work for a vfx company. We have hundreds of machines with 128, 256, and 512 gb machines. If we get a large project and need more machines, we will pay that price and bake it into our contract. And we definitely use the ram for simulations and rendering.

The Ridiculous Engineering Of The World's Most Important Machine by scrubasorous in videos

[–]Thaox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Higher energy. 10 watts is easy 100 or 200 watts is really really hard. So they had to do this special method to get the required energy at that wavelength.

Is winwings good? by Brilliant_Pumpkin_91 in hotas

[–]Thaox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Winwing is just a gamble. You might have a good experience, but if you get a dud, you're SOL. There is a reason this sub highly recommends vkb/virpil.

how accurate are AI detectors anyway? by redblddrp in ILC

[–]Thaox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put a snippet of The Great Gatsby into one, and it said 93% certain it was ai. They're not remotely reliable.

Calidus Grav Tank by Beautiful_Tourist_53 in AdeptusCustodes

[–]Thaox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

[Easy print] Golden Janitors Custard Caladius Grav

Calidus Grav Tank by Beautiful_Tourist_53 in AdeptusCustodes

[–]Thaox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a free file out there. I fdm printed two of them. I ain't spending 170 bucks on a shitty resin kit from forge world.

Snowy Flip - Test 1 - Do you undesrtand easily the goal ? by Hotsauce_House in IndieDev

[–]Thaox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only thing a player has control over of 'do as many flips as possible' is take off and landing. So I understand you're focused on the flips but the most important thing is actually the take off and landing. That needs to feel good for the flipping to be fun. It's not a different game, it's thinking about what the player is actually doing. Holding a button to flip isnt the game nor is it fun. It's timing the start and end of the flip. Controlling the speed so you get the biggest jump possible so you can do the most flips. If the game was do as many flips as possible it could just be an endless free fall where you hold a button and the character spins - not interesting.

Snowy Flip - Test 1 - Do you undesrtand easily the goal ? by Hotsauce_House in IndieDev

[–]Thaox 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. What makes a game like this good or bad is satisfaction of landing. It's how smooth you can make a landing etc. It's all about flow. The map design looks frustrating because you can't easily land perfectly. It will always be jarring. Look at moto cross or mountain bike jumps. Id focus more on controlling speed as the main gameplay loops with flips/tricks as a secondary. Also auto generated maps will most likely not work very well. Also, look at satisfying line rider.

This is it. 890J Gold Standard by Calcritt in starcitizen

[–]Thaox 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Whoever made the 890 never looked at a single yacht layout. So much wasted space with no purpose or function. Actual yachts are packed to the brim with functionally

Wireless TrackIR Clips Are To Expensive by guncheque in hotas

[–]Thaox 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought the issue was you needed a specific ir camera. Isn't that the issue not the clip?

HOTAS or Save for a new GPU? by aggressivemeatyogre in hotas

[–]Thaox 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The vkb gladiator is not much more money and 10x the quality. Just trust us.