“It’s Raining Squids!” by Leclaire, Levesque, Clement-Tam and Delamare
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Entry Number: 51
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- It’s Raining Squids!
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Simulating thousands of small squid-like creatures falling to their deaths, oozing a gel-like slime on impact and slowly melting away was no easy task. Managing the amount of pink one-eyed extraterritorial squids proved to be quite a challenge because they also had to interact with one another as well as with the different sur- rounding elements. We had complex fluid simulations to manage as the squids would first transform into gelatin and then completely dissolve. Shading the squids also proved to be quite a challenge because we had translucency and complex internal shadings to handle, which required very long render times since we were dealing with such a large quantity of creatures. We needed to be able to iterate quickly so we could work closely with the client in order to find that perfect balance of squid dynamics such as splashing, melting and shading.
