lava lamp technique, but with letters??

[gary7]

I am starting a project and want some suggestion on how to approach it. I am trying to have an effect like the goo in a lava lamp, but I want to morph and split letters instead of the non discript goo. The effect is also like a cell subdividing in two. I want some control over the shape of the letters as they divide and melt together. If any one saw the movie Flubber. Flubber bounced around as a character but was able to divide and melt back together etc. Thats what I am looking for

Can I still use hypervoxels (which is what I would use for just plain lava lamp) or should I try some sort of ParticalFX trick.

Any help would be apprieciated.

Gary

[colkai]

I'd be inclined to use letters, kill the polys, then slap some morphs on the points, using these as the basis for the HVs

[HowardM]

exactly ;) better yet though, use spray points to paint a cloud of points in the shape of the letters, so you have a thick 3D HV glob....