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Hi! My name’s Imoni. I’m an artist based in ATL [https://www.instagram.com/imonitroni/ @imonitroni], and I’ve been creating a lot of TouchDesigner based work recently. | Hi! My name’s Imoni. I’m an artist based in ATL [https://www.instagram.com/imonitroni/ @imonitroni], and I’ve been creating a lot of TouchDesigner based work recently. | ||
==Fundamentals== | ==Fundamentals== | ||
First things first you’ll want to download TouchDesigner - [https://derivative.ca/download derivative.ca/download]. | First things first you’ll want to download TouchDesigner - [https://derivative.ca/download derivative.ca/download]. A Nvidia GPU is not required to use TouchDesigner. | ||
A Nvidia GPU is not required to use TouchDesigner. | |||
A great aspect about TouchDesigner is that there is a lot of free information online. If you’re looking for somewhere to begin, TouchDesigner offers a fundamentals course here: [https://learn.derivative.ca/courses/100-fundamentals/ learn.derivative.ca/courses/100-fundamentals/] | A great aspect about TouchDesigner is that there is a lot of free information online. If you’re looking for somewhere to begin, TouchDesigner offers a fundamentals course here: [https://learn.derivative.ca/courses/100-fundamentals/ learn.derivative.ca/courses/100-fundamentals/]. | ||
You don’t have to finish it all in order to get into things like projection mapping. However the first section of the TouchDesigner fundamentals course, Navigating the Environment [https://learn.derivative.ca/courses/100-fundamentals/lessons/101-navigating-the-environment/], may be useful if this is new to you. I definitely encourage playing around with it! | You don’t have to finish it all in order to get into things like projection mapping. However the first section of the TouchDesigner fundamentals course, Navigating the Environment [https://learn.derivative.ca/courses/100-fundamentals/lessons/101-navigating-the-environment/], may be useful if this is new to you. I definitely encourage playing around with it! | ||
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Another good resource is The Interactive and Immersive HQ [https://www.youtube.com/@TheInteractiveImmersiveHQ]. They have a video on projection mapping here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTH7ZB4x47Q youtube.com/watch?v=mTH7ZB4x47Q]. Feel free to try it out if you have access to a projector or if you just want to see how easy set-up can be. | Another good resource is The Interactive and Immersive HQ [https://www.youtube.com/@TheInteractiveImmersiveHQ]. They have a video on projection mapping here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTH7ZB4x47Q youtube.com/watch?v=mTH7ZB4x47Q]. Feel free to try it out if you have access to a projector or if you just want to see how easy set-up can be. | ||
TouchDesigner is really great for live visuals and connecting various components like lights, music, Arduinos (microcontrollers) etc. | TouchDesigner is really great for live visuals and connecting various components like lights, music, Arduinos (microcontrollers) etc. This person worked on a live interactive music experience for Toro y Moi. They detail their process here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zHPGbraW4Q youtube.com/watch?v=8zHPGbraW4Q]. | ||
This person worked on a live interactive music experience for Toro y Moi. They detail their process here: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zHPGbraW4Q youtube.com/watch?v=8zHPGbraW4Q] | |||
These links are just the tip of the iceberg. It’s really powerful and offers deep programming capabilities if you’re interested in that. | These links are just the tip of the iceberg. It’s really powerful and offers deep programming capabilities if you’re interested in that. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:49, April 25, 2024
Hi! My name’s Imoni. I’m an artist based in ATL @imonitroni, and I’ve been creating a lot of TouchDesigner based work recently.
Fundamentals
First things first you’ll want to download TouchDesigner - derivative.ca/download. A Nvidia GPU is not required to use TouchDesigner.
A great aspect about TouchDesigner is that there is a lot of free information online. If you’re looking for somewhere to begin, TouchDesigner offers a fundamentals course here: learn.derivative.ca/courses/100-fundamentals/.
You don’t have to finish it all in order to get into things like projection mapping. However the first section of the TouchDesigner fundamentals course, Navigating the Environment [1], may be useful if this is new to you. I definitely encourage playing around with it!
Another good resource is The Interactive and Immersive HQ [2]. They have a video on projection mapping here: youtube.com/watch?v=mTH7ZB4x47Q. Feel free to try it out if you have access to a projector or if you just want to see how easy set-up can be.
TouchDesigner is really great for live visuals and connecting various components like lights, music, Arduinos (microcontrollers) etc. This person worked on a live interactive music experience for Toro y Moi. They detail their process here: youtube.com/watch?v=8zHPGbraW4Q.
These links are just the tip of the iceberg. It’s really powerful and offers deep programming capabilities if you’re interested in that.
Additional Resources
General Tutorials
PPPANIK youtube.com/@pppanik007/videos Great tutorials showcasing TouchDesigner’s visual capabilities
Projector and Display specific
github.com/laserpilot/Guide_To_Projectors_For_Interactive_Installations
poniesandlight.co.uk/reflect/how_far_push_screen/
Online communities
TouchDesigner Discord - td-discord.com
TouchDesigner Facebook - facebook.com/groups/touchdesignerhelp/
TouchDesigner forums - forum.derivative.ca/
