Robert Hodgin

“The ideas will always matter.” A standout moment from digital art pioneer @roberthodgin.bsky.social, in conversation with Pablo Honey at last night’s dev/ai/nyc. Here are a few favorite snaps from their conversation on art in the age of AI. 🗽

Our latest dev/ai/nyc did not disappoint. Digital art pioneer @roberthodgin.bsky.social and design co-lead Pablo Honey sat down for an unfiltered conversation on creativity in the age of AI. Couldn't make it to our NoHo Space? Watch the full conversation below. 🎬👇

Two days until the next dev/ai/nyc! 🍎 Join us at our NoHo space on Thursday, May 21 for a fireside chat from digital artist and Rare Volume co-founder @roberthodgin.bsky.social and our Creative Director Pablo Honey. They’ll explore design and expression in the age of AI. Don’t miss it!

Can't wait! Should be a fun, occasionally depressing, dystopian hoot. Looking forward to the chat!

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

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

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!"

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

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

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

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...

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.

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?

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

Fellow Creators, if you get an email from Lyne Braunstein looking to commission art for an event for Riverside, it is a scam. Check the email address and verify via linkedin. www.linkedin.com/posts/lynebr...

Google has grouped my photos by face into me, Gregg, my mom, and a snail I took one pic of 8 years ago.

It is official! I'm speaking at conferences again! After a 10 year hiatus, I am going to be giving a talk at Paradiso Fest in Mérida Mexico in mid March. paradisofest.com I am very excited to be part of this stellar lineup and I look forward to seeing many of my conference friends again.

An old meander study I forgot about until today, made with P5JS. roberthodgin.com/meander/

Having just hit 1k followers, I want to post something that is of the utmost importance:

Keeping an eye on me while I work.

Not much longer before my attempts at simulating my apartment by hand will have been deemed an incredible waste of my time :| www.worldlabs.ai/blog

Next year for #spotifywrapped, show us what music you discovered after canceling your streaming service subscriptions and how you directly supported it.

Bought a new MacBook. Set it up. Reboot it but password wouldn't work. Recovery Assistant didn't work. So now I'm reinstalling the OS. Is this what getting old feels like?

A proof of concept audio vis from a couple months back. Abusing the Gaea erosion system in a feedback loop solver, and using isolated stems for audio inputs. Track by DVRST: soundcloud.com/wazmusic/clo... One day I will revisit this setup...

I’m so excited to share Radiozoa: a jewelry collection inspired by the microscopic skeletons of radiolaria. The forms are algorithmically generated and cast in sterling silver or brass from 3D-printed wax. I hope you love them as much as I do! available now: n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/shop/line.ph... #sciart

Remember to avoid strenuous activity after the big Thanksgiving meal. It will aid with digestion.