Nerd Rant

Jan 06 2022 26 mins 6
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Nerd Rant are Manu and Mo, covering what's been going on in the space of generative design. Manu & Mo worked as Art Directors and Technical Directors for 3D CGI commercials. Now they run the tutorial website www.entagma.com and Manu became a professor. Hear their opinions on everything from crayons to rendering to math and computer sciences.

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Entagma's Nerd Rant: Working Remotely

Jan 06 2022 27 mins  
Suffering through German Autumn part two: Manu & Mo finally got the heaters running and aren't freezing anymore. Fantasizing about working from some warm and sandy beach, they discuss the pitfalls of and solutions for working remotely.

Entagma's Nerd Rant: Dynamics Solvers

Dec 06 2021 27 mins  
Mo dusted off his best shacket (yes, that's a word!), Manu is donning his best summer shirt - at this point the guys are just trying to mentally escape winter. What better topic than dynamic solvers to get their minds off the muddy weather.

Entagma's Nerd Rant: Houdini 19 Is Here

Nov 08 2021 26 mins  
Mo is back from holidays, Manu's winter semester started and both guys are freezing through the German autumn. Yet a ray of hope shines on them in the form of SideFX's new Houdini 19 release.

Entagma's Nerd Rant: THE BESTEST 3D App

Nov 08 2021 35 mins  
In part two of their highly scientific and grown up debate about 3D DCCs, Manu and Mo go knee deep in apps to find out what's THE BEST 3D APP (!!!) on the market.

Entagma's Nerd Rant: Our Software Biography

Nov 08 2021 23 mins  
We still have offset audio, one camera is slightly out of focus and Mo starts requiring a haircut, but on the plus side we discuss our weird origin story in terms of apps and tools we used. To at some point in the future arrive at a conclusion what THE BEST (!!!) 3D app out there might be...

Entagma's Nerd Rant: Math & Papers

Nov 08 2021 21 mins  
We still have laggy video and Manu is overexposed but we share our favorite tips, tricks and resources for getting a grip on scientific papers.

Entagma's Nerd Rant: Blender Geometry Nodes

Nov 08 2021 22 mins  
In our second (or first depending on how you count) episode of our new nerd rants, Manu gives Mo a rundown of why he's excited about Blender's geometry nodes, what they are capable of and what they are still incapable of.

Entagma's Nerd Rant: Should you render in Houdini?

Sep 14 2021 31 mins  
Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/entagma We finally fixed our streaming setup, Manu had a haircut and the guys discuss if it is a good idea to render your projects in Houdini or if you should rather export to other tools.