How did you start in 3D and how did you discover Houdini?
I started messing around in After effects and C4D and was very inspired by the art of Beeple and Joey Camacho. When it came time to choose C4D or Houdini I chose Houdini for multiple reasons. Although Houdini had a way steeper learning curve, I noticed Simon Holmedal, Adam Swaab and Ben Watts had switched to it for scaleabaility, the Indie price tag of then $200/year, and Houdini could do everything without the need to purchase x-particles/octane/turbulence fd or various other plugins.