Whether you’re just starting your TouchDesigner career or are an experienced pro, you’ve certainly reached for some tools in the TouchDesigner palette before. There are so many tools and techniques and examples that it can be hard to remember which ones are the go-to tools and which ones are more there for your learning. In…
Recently in the HQ PRO, our members have been talking about their favourite books inside and outside the field of interactive tech and immersive media. I’ve collated some of the hits here and tried to give you a quick summary of what each of them are about and why you’d want to read them. They…
Over the last several years, I’ve written over 100 articles covering all aspects of Interactive and Immersive tech and media. What follows are 10 of the best. They’re the ones that people have viewed and shared the most, as well as those that have prompted readers to reach out to me to provide positive feedback….
We’ve all been down the path of asking “Hey, what’s a good 3D file format to use for TouchDesigner?” There are many different paths you can go down based on what kind of 3D software you and your team might be working in or what kind of attributes or features you need supported. But even…
The last 2 blog posts have talked about the different aspects of spec-ing a PC for interactive and immersive work (Link for pt. 1 and link for pt. 2). It sounds like it should be an easy thing to do, but as we’ve seen so far, there are actually a lot of different things to…
Deciding what kind of computer and specs you want (or even need) for a TouchDesigner installation can be a challenge. How much is too much to spend on a PC? Do you really need that much power? Are you sure the computer can handle all the generative content? These questions have no real answers so…
We’ve been asked the same question before: “What kind of PC do you need for this installation?” Most of us have also felt that same feeling of “How would I know?! We haven’t even started yet…” Between GPU’s, CPU’s, RAM, storage options, mother boards, brand names, chassis options, power supplies, and warranties there are a…
By now you’ve almost certainly heard of Widgets. They’re the new UI kit and system that was added to TouchDesigner over the course of the last year. It’s not only important now, but even more important for the future of TouchDesigner. A lot of the features you know and love have secretly been driven by…
All of the TouchDesigner developers I know are always working on tools. These tools may be for personal experimentation or critical tooling for your company projects. Either way, you may come to a point where you want to share your work. It may be for financial gains if you want to sell an amazing and…
It’s that time of year again. In fairness, it feels like there’s a holiday to buy stuff almost every other month. But it’s the time of year where I give you a couple ideas of affordable pieces of kit you might be able to pick up over the holiday discounts to make your life easier…