Hi, I like to make simulations and already done basic ones such as fluids, smoke, fire, cloth, etc.

But I wanted to deep dive into this and do kind of different things if possible.

I want to do a scene like the GIF for a school project, that means that I want a group hands like coming out of the ground and slamming into the ground like the GIF, that’s my main reference if anyone has other references similar as this one is totally accepted to know how to approach this.

And the thing is that if this is possible as a simulation or they need to be animated one by one ? If it is possible where can I start bc I’m really lost in where to start or if I start animating each hand myself

I know that it exists things such as crowd simulation and traffic simulations so I’m hopping this is possible in a way instead of animating them one by one

Thnks

Reference from chainsawman Ghost devil vs Katana Man