01 MON | Introduction

Schedule #

09:15–10:15 | Introduction to the Workshop & Introduction to TouchDesigner: interface, keyboard shortcuts, operators etc.
10:15–10:30 | Break
10:30–12:00 | Working With TOPs: images, videos, compositing, effects, camera input
12:00–13:15 | Lunch
13:15–14:30 | Working with CHOPs: constant, noise, math etc.
14:30–14:45 | Break
14:45–15:45 | Making a Chromatrope #1: loading multiple files, transformations, blend modes
15:45–16:00 | Break
16:00–17:00 | Visiting other studios, experimenting, Q&A

Introduction to the Visual Programming Workshop #

What is this workshop about? What are we going to do? What am I expecting you to do?

The Timeline of AV Art #

I have been slowly compiling a timeline of Audiovisual Art here on this site. During this workshop, we are going to go through a selection of some key moments from this timeline. Today, we are going to focus on the time between 1600-1900. Time when magic lantern shows and phantasmagorias were the places where artists were experimenting with projected light.

Richard Balzer #

Erkki Huhtamo #

Introduction to TouchDesigner #

Learning outcomes #

After this session, you should be able to:

navigate the TouchDesigner network interface.
identify the key capabilities of each of the operator families in TouchDesigner (CHOP, TOP, SOP, DAT, COMP)
create, connect, and modify operators.
use texture operators (TOPs) to modify images.
use channel operators (CHOPS) to control elements of a TouchDesigner network.

If you missed something in class or just need to recap on these basic topics, go through the tutorials from Derivative, the company that makes TouchDesigner.