Houdini User Group Italy: The Beginning of a New Community

Rome, September 20, 2025 The first Italian Houdini User Group (HUG) took place in the capital, an event that marked an important milestone for the national community of artists and professionals who use, or wish to approach, Houdini.
Attendance was exceptional: the sold-out testifies to the desire to meet, share experiences, and create new growth opportunities around this software.

A community on the move

The idea of ​​organizing the first HUG in Italy stems from the desire to create a point of reference for those in our country who work with or are passionate about the Houdini ecosystem.
The event demonstrated that the community is alive, curious, and ready to grow: a first step that paves the way for new initiatives and future meetings.

The work behind the scenes

Behind the success of this first edition was the passion and commitment of those who believed in the need to create a Houdini community in Italy.
From an initiative by our CEO, Daniele Barone, supported by Virginia Cantaro and Matteo Frattini of Biunivoca , who helped in the organization with competence and dedication, ending with Jacopo Colistra , whose professional support helped to take care of every detail of the event.

Partners and collaborations

The result was also made possible thanks to the contribution of the partners who supported this first edition:

• SideFX Software

• Wacom Europe

• 3Dconnexion

• 3DWS – High Performance Workstation

• LG Electronics Information Display Italia

• Polygonflow - Dash

A special thanks to ITS Academy LazioDigital , who hosted the meeting with great availability, and to Alessio Tommasetti (one of 8 Pioneer Wacom instructors in the world), who presented the new products of the Wacom line by showing their application in his daily workflow.

As an added incentive, several prizes were up for grabs during the event:

• a AMD Ryzen 7300X processor , offered by Biunivoca ;

• a free one-year license of the PolygonFlow Dash plugin ;

• exclusive gadgets offered by SideFX .

A look to the future

The first Italian HUG represented just the beginning of a journey: an opportunity to join forces, share experiences and grow a community dedicated to Houdini.
The path has only just been paved, but we look forward with confidence to a future full of initiatives capable of bringing more and more people closer to using Houdini.

Below are the complete speeches by Virginia and Alessio:

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