Meta-Foam and More | Meta Meow | Houdini Connect

Meta Meow is a boutique outsourcing studio based in Japan, founded by two best friends with a shared love for technical art and graphics programming. In this video, they dive into how they support top-tier game studios like Square Enix and Game Freak with high-end solutions—from R&D to production. You’ll see how they use Houdini in clever, creative ways, including magical water sims, miniature ocean renders, and their custom Unreal Engine tool, Meta Foam. They also walk through passion projects like the Bracelet Project and the Bubble Tea experiment, showing how procedural workflows help them deliver film-quality visuals in real time. https://www.metameow.com 00:00 – Intro to Meta Meow 00:23 – Founding the Company 00:29 – Specialization & Services 00:56 – Clients Overview 01:08 – How Meta Meow Uses Houdini 01:49 – The Bracelet Project: Magical Water Sim 02:54 – Meta Foam: Procedural Foam Generator 04:16 – Bubble Tea Project: Film-Quality Liquids 05:22 – Optimizing for Real-Time in Unreal 06:04 – Future Plans & Final Thoughts #Houdini #UnrealEngine #GameDev #TechArt #VFX #Procedural #MetaMeow #GraphicsProgramming #AAAdevelopment #Simulation #RND #SideFX #RealTimeRendering #BubbleTeaVFX