Although jobs under the title “Creative Technologist” (and others which sometimes feature similar descriptions/responsibilities, like “Interactive Developer”) have been around for quite some time, now is one of the most exciting times to forge a career in the industry. All over the world, more interactive and immersive projects can be found in museums, galleries, flagship…
It’s been six months since the arrival of the 2022 release of TouchDesigner! This marked a transition that brought together, even more so, the visual and audible worlds within our beloved software. Through the native support of VSTs in TouchDesigner, the audiovisual possibilities have increased immensely for artists and programmers. So, in this post we’d…
The Arduino Uno is an excellent, affordable tool for physical computing that lends itself well to versatility and relative ease-of-use. Sometimes, though, you need something a bit more tailor-fit for the job — there are tons of options out there for physical computing on Mac, Windows, and Linux, with some a bit more specialized than…
Of the techniques available for projection mapping, 3D projection mapping is one of the more interesting and accurate options available. Instead of relying on drawing masks, 3D projection mapping uses a 3D model of the projection surface, a virtual camera and some math to calibrate the projection. Although it takes a little more upfront effort…
Face tracking in TouchDesigner is one of the most exciting new features to come out recently. This is thanks to the implementation of the NVIDIA RTX face tracking features included in the Maxine SDK. Let’s dive into setting this up! Setting up face tracking in TouchDesigner Setting up face tracking is actually quite easy in…
Have you ever wanted to stream YouTube videos or other video platforms directly into TouchDesigner? Previously this was kind of possible, but the performance of the playback wasn’t anything to write home about and it was technically impossible to do any meaningful audio routing. With the latest 2022 updates to TouchDesigner, both of these problems…
We’ve gotten through a lot of topics in our dive into networking information you need to be most successful with your interactive and immersive installations. In part 1 we covered IPs and then we dove into ports, firewalls, and TCP vs UDP in part 2. In part 3, we’re going to take a look at…
Picking up where we left off in our part 1, we’re going to look at some common terms and communication protocols. While some brains may melt when thinking about computer networking (mine included!), I guarantee that these concepts and pieces of knowledge will be used in your career working on interactive technology and immersive media…
Find the usual work video calls a bit dull? Want to achieve a nice filter glow on your zoom work calls? This simple tutorial will demonstrate how to do a glow effect with your webcam input with some simple TOP tricks in TouchDesigner. We will make two samples where we will learn how we can…
It’s tough to operate in the current industry without your devices being network connected. On top of your day-to-day ability to join WiFi networks and connect to devices, interactive and immersive installations require an even deeper knowledge of networking to get things like OSC, UDP, and other networking protocols working! In this series of posts,…