Each event ran as a full day-and-night affair: masterclasses and presentations from community stars filled the daytime, highly valued socializing time took over in the evening. The night capped off with an “Open Beamer” jam session, lettting the creativity loose and conversations flow. These were our first official TouchDesigner events in each of these cities, and meeting the local scenes face to face was immensely rewarding.
Pulling off three events abroad isn’t easy, so we leaned on talented community members who were instrumental in turning plans into reality. London was steered by Oliver Ellmers and Moogz Giác Bảo; Dublin by Pauric Freeman and Concept Null; and Paris by Shandor Chury, Amir B. Ash, and the OVVO Studio crew. Roy Gerritsen was involved throughout keeping the branding cohesive and playful. (See full list of supporters and collaborators below). Their on-the-ground expertise and resourcefulness made everything click and reminded us once again how capable and generous the TouchDesigner community is. We couldn’t have done it without them.
The OVVO team took things one step further in Paris with "One More Touch" an afterparty at Espace Albatros, a cinema located at the site of what was a studio used by the Lumière brothers. With the support and help of INPNDNT PARIS, a community-driven initiative founded by Slava Kostyakhin, the OVVO team hosted an after-party with a stacked lineup of live A/V performances including Dasha Rush, Neurotypique, Canblaster, Milkorvaa, Yssue, The Glad Scientist, Cotton Pills and Minereed.
For more on the Paris event see Amir B. Ash's article at CDM.
We're enormously grateful to our all of our presenters, collaborators, and participants who made the trip to London, Dublin, or Paris. Reuniting with old friends, meeting new ones, geeking out over TouchDesigner, and soaking up so many fresh ideas left us feeling inspired and energized, Summer of 2024 well spent!
Below you’ll find the complete line-ups for each city. Recordings of all sessions are on the way, so stay tuned!
Richard Burns
Youngjun Chang
Haaziq Farook
Owen Hindley
James Gibbons-MacGregor
Jamie Gledhill
Patrick Gunawan Hartono
Masha Rozhnova
Naomi Saka
Anton Sosulnikov
David Yates
Greg Hermanovic and Isabelle Rousset 12:45pm
Richard Burns
Building a live MUTEK performance using POPs | 1:00pm
In December 2024, Rich & Miyu collaborated with Kara-Lis Coverdale on a performance for MUTEK, where POPs played a central role in the visual design. In this presentation, they’ll demonstrate how POPs were used to manipulate point clouds and video footage to generate a range of effects throughout the show. Techniques include quantizing point clouds to create graphical overlays and transforming footage into dense particle systems for IMAG-style visuals—rendering scenes with millions of particles in real time.
_RICH&MIYU is a Tokyo based studio founded in 2019 by Miyu Burns (JP) and Richard Burns (EN) working in the field of motion graphics, interactive design, art and research. The relationships between the physical and non-physical and how one would manifest as the other is at the core of their work.
They investigate visions of the imperceptible such as algorithms, laws of nature and social constructs with the process including the scanning and tracking of physical objects to experiment with their form, movement and deconstruction.
Naomi Saka
Digital Craftsmanship and TouchDesigner at Bentley | 1:45pm
Naomi Saka will share how Bentley works with TouchDesigner. The key message highlights how TouchDesigner enables a new generation of craftsmanship in the digital world—crafting light and dynamic bespoke content— and how it ultimately became their production language, bridging the gap between creative ideation and implementation.
_Naomi Saka is Lead Experience Designer at Bentley Motors. Her journey began with the centenary showcar, the EXP100GT, where she helped define the vision of an empathic cabin experience. Since then, she has played a pivotal role in bringing this concept into production, leading the digital transformation of the luxury automotive sector within VW group. Central to her approach is the use of TouchDesigner as a tool for crafting adaptive and bespoke in-car experiences and bridging creative ideation and implementation.
https://www.bentleymotors.com/en.html
https://www.instagram.com/naomi.saka/
Youngjun Chang
PROJECTION SIMULATOR WITH TOUCHDESIGNER 2:30pm
Youngjun Chang will demonstrate the Projection Mapping Simulator, a fully TouchDesigner-built tool developed to support previsualization, prototyping, and live show planning. Developed for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of South Korea, the simulator features a timeline editor, cue sheet management, lighting and layer controls, audio and transition tools, and an intuitive interface designed for creative flow.
It enables artists, designers, and technicians to simulate complex projection environments without physical setups—saving time and expanding possibilities for experimentation. Youngjun will walk through the tool’s capabilities live and reflect on the challenges of building it from the ground up.
Tags: #ProjectionMapping #MappingSimulator #ShowControl #InteractiveTools #InterfaceDesign
_Youngjun Chang is a creative technologist and multimedia artist. He merges performance technologies with AI to build architectural narratives for artistic and commercial spaces, working in the liminal space between reality and the virtual. His practice transforms spatial and motion data into experiences that challenge our perception of space and art.
Currently based in London, Chang works as Creative Technologist at Immersive-me and as Associate Lecturer for University of the Arts Lond
https://www.vitakcrete.com/
https://www.instagram.com/vitakcrete/
Masha Rozhnova
Video effects instrument based on casting shadows in 3D | 3:45pm
Masha Rozhnova presents a live performance instrument developed in TouchDesigner that explores visual expression through 3D shadow casting. Drawing inspiration from early 2000s album covers featuring abstract light patterns, the system uses simulated lighting and moving occluders to create dynamic, analog-feeling visuals—without relying on hardware synthesizers or SDFs.
The performance embraces a minimal aesthetic, pairing well with minimal music, and offers an intuitive, GPU-friendly workflow that doesn't require advanced mathematical knowledge. Masha will discuss the creative and technical challenges of controlling scene parameters and working with light source placement to avoid shadow aliasing, sharing insights into building a responsive visual instrument driven by light and movement.
Tags: #LivePerformance #3DShadows #VisualInstrument
_Masha Rozhnova, aka Dancing Pixels, is a live video performer and creative technologist based in London. She uses software to bring visuals to life in real time, creating dynamic projections for performances and events across the UK and Europe.
https://www.instagram.com/dancingpixelsvj
https://dancingpixelsvj.tumblr.com/
Owen Hindley
Depth Scatter Rendering in TouchDesigner | 4:30pm
This presentation explores a technique for generating striking point clouds using both simple 3D scenes and 2D textures swept through space. It will cover scene setup, compute shaders, rendering, lighting, and strategies for getting the most out of the resulting particle effects—including some unconventional tricks for generating 3D position data. While parts of the process have been documented online, this session will dive deeper into the technical and creative details.
_Owen Hindley is a British creative technologist and artist based in Reykjavík, Iceland. He creates experiences for stage, screen, and physical space, working across a range of software and hardware tools. His collaborators include studios such as FIELD, Universal Everything, Tellart, and B-Reel, with whom he has developed cutting-edge interactive installations for commercial clients.
He is the co-founder of theatre company Huldufugl, creators of the multi-award-winning VR theatre piece Kassinn / A Box In The Desert, which has toured across Europe and the U.S. Owen is currently directing Iceland’s first VR narrative film (@fallax.vr) and is one half of the audiovisual duo MOTET (@mmmmotet).
www.owenhindley.co.uk
@owenhindley
_10-minute QUICKFIRE PRESENTATIONS
These quickfire talks take a fast-paced, insight-rich approach to sharing hands-on experience and practical takeaways. Short, sharp, and always engaging.
Jamie Gledhill
Performable Landscapes | 6:15pm
Jamie Gledhill presents his work using TouchDesigner to simulate audio-reactive terrain—creating "performable landscapes" that respond in real time to MIDI and audio data. Drawing on his background in simulation and audioreactivity, Jamie will reference key influences and share techniques developed over the past year using a combination of TouchDesigner, Ableton Live, and hardware synthesizers. The talk will include a short demo showcasing recent creative outcomes.
Tags: #AudioReactive #GenerativeLandscape #LiveVisuals
_Jamie Gledhill is an artist and academic based in East Anglia, working at the intersection of storytelling, audiovisual experimentation, and interaction design. His work has been exhibited internationally and throughout the UK.
Patrick Gunawan Hartono
Machine Learning as Conceptual Bridge: Visualization of Lengger | 6:30pm
Patrick Hartono presents his latest research on using neural networks as real-time parametric controllers in generative visual systems—where AI acts not as an image generator, but as a procedural driver of visuals.
Built in TouchDesigner with a custom machine learning model trained on motion capture data from Lengger dancer Rianto, the system translates expressive movement into fluid visual output. Inspired by Lengger, a traditional Indonesian dance known for its fluid, non-binary embodiment, the project explores machine learning as a conceptual and creative bridge between embodied motion and generative form.
_Patrick Hartono is an electroacoustic composer, audiovisual artist, and researcher, currently teaching Computational Arts at Goldsmiths, University of London (soon to move to RMIT Vietnam). His work spans 3D sound spatialization, generative visuals, algorithmic composition, and AI, and has been presented at Ars Electronica, IRCAM, ZKM, ICMC, and other international platforms. He is a board member of both the ICMA and ACMA.
https://www.instagram.com/patrick_hartono/
https://patrickhartono.com/Audiovisual/
David Yates
Immersive Retail - Touchdesigner and Unreal | 6:45pm
In this presentation, David Yates of Recursive Digital explores how real-time engines like TouchDesigner and Unreal are reshaping the future of immersive retail. Focusing on flagship projects for Puma in Las Vegas and New York City, he unpacks how digital layers can transform physical spaces into dynamic brand experiences. From hidden rooms to large, motion-tracked interactive zones, Yates demonstrates how these tools create environments that respond to people in real time—merging sport, style, and storytelling.
He will discuss the creative process, technical pipeline, and challenges of synchronizing multiple systems across large-scale installations, including strategies for long-term performance, content variation, and system reliability. The talk also highlights lessons learned in audience engagement, spatial design, and the role of play in retail environments. Whether new to real-time platforms or looking to expand your toolkit, this session offers an inside look at how digital and physical worlds are converging in cutting-edge retail design.
Tags: #ImmersiveRetail #ExperientialDesign #UnrealEngine #AudienceEngagement #Interactivity
_Recursive Digital is a UK-based team working globally across experiential design, content creation, software development, and audiovisual technologies. Known for deep technical expertise and a hands-on approach, the studio has contributed to some of the most ambitious tech-driven projects of the past decade.
They offer tailored design, consultancy, and bespoke software development services spanning audiovisual systems, multimedia, lighting control, acoustics, and IT infrastructure. Collaborating closely with architects, clients, and design agencies, Recursive Digital delivers integrated solutions that are both technically robust and creatively ambitious.
https://recursive.digital
http://recursive.services
https://www.instagram.com/recursive.digital/
James Gibbons-MacGregor
Teaching Touchdesigner | 7:00pm
James Gibbons-MacGregor shares insights from three years of teaching TouchDesigner to a wide range of learners—from complete beginners to postgraduates. With experience in both university settings and public workshops, he has introduced the software to nearly 500 people from diverse creative and cultural backgrounds.
In this short talk, James will share the demo file he uses to teach newcomers, highlight common beginner challenges, and explain how he adapts and scales his lessons based on audience needs. This session is especially valuable for TD users looking to move into teaching, whether independently or in institutional settings.
_James Gibbons-MacGregor is a professional audiovisual artist, musician, and educator based in Peckham. He is the creative visual lead for The Radiophonic Workshop, and his work has been featured at Corsica Studios, The Science Museum, and Bluedot Festival. He has used TouchDesigner professionally for seven years—primarily for live performance visuals—and taught it for over three. He is an associate lecturer at UAL’s Creative Computing Institute and has led workshops at various universities and festivals. Coming to TouchDesigner with no coding background, James brings a uniquely empathetic and accessible approach to teaching digital tools to artists and musicians.
https://www.instagram.com/james_gm_101/
Anton Sosulnikov + Haaziq Farooq
How We Deployed 16 Installations in One Day | 7:15pm
In this presentation, Anton Sosulnikov and Haaziq Farook give an overview of the immersive experience they built for a Nike event. It consisted of 16 interactive experiences driven by a TouchDesigner app, treadmills, and sweating runners, and was delivered at a particularly challenging venue: the London Eye. They cover the system design, how the treadmills were connected with the TouchDesigner app, and the architecture of the app itself.
Tags: #ImmersiveExperience #InteractiveDesign #EventTech #SystemArchitecture
_Anton Sosulnikov is a software engineer based in London, UK, with 7 years experience in event industry, delivering solutions for live events and multimedia immersive experiences.
_Haaziq Farook is a Senior Technical Director at Pixel Artworks, London, UK, with 15 years in events & attractions designing systems and workflows for interactive experiences.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anton-sosulnikov/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/haaziqfarook
This part of the program begins immediately following the presentations! BYO laptops and get ready to plug in!
Number 90 Bar Hackney Wick
90 Wallis Rd, London E9 5LN MAP
Date/Time: June 15 12PM till 11PM
Cash bar on premises in the evening session
The TouchDesigner Dublin summer event was held at Flux on 28 June 2025—our first meetup in the city. Derivative’s Greg Hermanovic and Isabelle Rousset attended.
Running from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., the day offered Greg’s masterclass, five 30-minute talks, and a quick-fire round of four ten-minute presentations. After dinner, an Open Beamer jam mixed live visuals with a DJ set while participants remixed each other’s feeds. A cash bar and plenty of networking kept the atmosphere lively throughout.
_presenters
Pauric Freeman
Liing Heaney
Greg Hermanovic
David Mathúna
Walter Nied
Michael O'Connell
Aisling Phelan
Greg Hermanovic and Isabelle Rousset 10:45pam
Opening remarks and team introduction.
Prior experience with TouchDesigner is recommended for this master class, but newbies are welcome to participate.
Greg Hermanovic
A Deep Dive Into POPS - Point Operators | 11:00am
In this 2-hour session, the goal will be to give participants a swift on-ramp to the new operator family, POPs (Point Operators). It will follow a follow-along format with optional hands-on work using provided files.
The session will begin with the fundamentals of POPs, followed by an exploration of various POP examples and a deep dive into key concepts and practical techniques. Participants will be exposed to all aspects of this new operator family and will build the skills needed to make effective use of POPs in future projects.
Tags: #POPs #PointOperators #Paricles #Masterclass
_Greg Hermanovic is co-founder of Derivative, where he helps design and test TouchDesigner and support the ever-inspiring TouchDesigner community.
Since as far back as he can remember, Greg wanted to make real-time visual tools for artists. He drew his first pixel on a CRT in 1974 in the Atlantic Ocean during a United Nations weather research project. He then found himself in aerospace doing realtime simulation for aircraft and the Canadarm robotic arm on the US Space Shuttle. But after discovering UNIX, music synthesizers and computer graphics as they were emerging, Greg led software development at Omnibus Computer Graphics in 1984 until it went bust in 1987, and from the ashes he co-formed Side Effects Software. At Side Effects, Greg was behind the development of PRISMS and early Houdini, where by some twist of nature, he received two Academy Awards for procedural visual effects tools in the film industry.
Then in 2000, Derivative was spun out from Side Effects with a mission to make real-time procedural tools for artists.
We’re especially interested in how people work with TouchDesigner—how they built things in TouchDesigner and its role in solving certain problems. These talks are centered on knowledge and experience-sharing.
Schedule of presenters coming soon!
Michael O'Connell
DYNAMIC CONTROLLER FOR TOUCHDESIGNER | 2:00pm
Michael will present a custom system he developed to dynamically control and navigate TouchDesigner using the Ableton Push 2. Going beyond standard MIDI mapping, the workflow lets users assign custom Base COMPs to Push pads on the fly, view and edit parameters directly on the Push screen, and move through complex networks seamlessly.
He’ll break down the system’s logic, including multi-level pad sensitivity, visual feedback, smart parameter handling (like grouped XYZ controls), and dynamic increment scaling via the touch strip. The setup removes the need for manual MIDI assignments and greatly improves prototyping, debugging, and live control. In both development and performance, it turns the Push 2 into a powerful TouchDesigner command center.
Tags: #AbletonPush #Push2TouchIntegration #DynamicMIDIMapping
_Michael O'Connell is a Cork-based creative who’s been diving deep into TouchDesigner for the past four years. What began as a hobby has grown into a full-blown obsession—he loves building tools and systems that make working in TouchDesigner more intuitive and dynamic.His background spans 3D graphics, aerial and event photography, and even a patented stationery product, but he’s always been drawn to design, tech, and performance.
He’s especially into real-time control and VJ-style visuals, which led him to develop a custom workflow linking TouchDesigner with the Ableton Push 2. He’d be thrilled to present and share what he’s been working on with the TouchDesigner community.
Walter Nied
Using TouchDesigner for laser design and show control in theatre | 2:45pm
Walter Nied will present the process behind developing the laser component of the aerial show H.O.M.E., covering the initial concepts, development iterations with the cast and director using TouchDesigner as both a sketch tool and performance tool, and culminating in the final show control system integrating Ableton through TD Ableton. The presentation will also touch on essential safety mindsets when approaching a project of this nature and how TouchDesigner supported the process throughout.
Tags: #Laser #Theatre #TDAbleton #Multidisciplinary
_Graduating from the University of Limerick in 2018, Walter Nied has since worked across grassroots, academic, and commercial cultural spaces. His work and collaborations have been showcased at events including Lightmoves Festival of Screen Dance, What's Next Dance Festival, All Together Now, and others. His creative practice often incorporates real-time visual performance, projection and laser mapping, and surround sound technology.
Currently, Walter helps run Concept Null, a community organisation that publishes a bimonthly newsletter focused on digital art in Ireland. The group also hosts artist meetups and community events, aiming to foster and strengthen the growing Irish digital art scene both locally and internationally.
https://waltneeds.studio
https://fidgetfeet.com/project/home/
David Mathúna
Interactivity in Show Control Network Design | 3:30pm
David's presentation will explore three instances of using TouchDesigner to implement interactivity within show control design. The first is an experimental theatre performance Dwelling, which debuted at Beta Festival 2023 in Dublin. The design shows how to create a local network layout to integrate different control options for multiple performers. The second is a GPS-driven sound-walk Speculative Cartographies, part of Draussenstadt in Berlin in 2022. It explores how to set up a remote control system for bi-directional streaming of audio and GPS/OSC between TD and a smartphone over a VPN. The third is an upcoming interactive light installation Phosphene from Leon Butler, debuting in Galway in August 2025. It details an implementation of Torin Blankensmith’s MediaPipe plugin to allow visitors to control specific aspects of the installation.
Tags: #InteractiveDesign #ShowControl #RealtimeMedia #NetworkedPerformance
_David Mathúna is an Irish multidisciplinary artist based in Berlin. Exploring generative and improvised processes, his practice spans video, lighting, sound design and data visualisation, with a specific focus on interactive installation and live performance. David completed a BA in Fine Art at the Crawford College of Art & Design in 2014. He is a resident lighting designer at RSO.Berlin, a technician with WhiteVoid & Dark Matter, and teaches interaction design at BIMM University Berlin. He produces and performs music under the name Sorica.
https://davidmathuna.com/
https://www.instagram.com/dmathuna/
Pauric Freeman
System Design for Audiovisual Performance | 4:30pm
This talk introduces Pauric Freeman's custom-built audiovisual performance system designed to integrate sound and image through real-time data. Developed around specific performance needs, the system allows for structured scene-switching, layered control, and scalability—from short sketches to full-length performances. Pauric will outline the requirements that led to its development, focusing on the need for precision, modularity, and repeatability in live contexts.
The second half of the presentation will detail the technical framework: how data is formatted, how scenes are stored and recalled, and how switching mechanisms introduce variation. The system prioritizes function and form equally, offering a controlled environment for audiovisual composition. The talk will include a practical demonstration of the system in use.
Tags: #AudiovisualPerformance #RealtimeSystems #LiveVisuals
_Pauric Freeman is a multidisciplinary artist based in Dublin, Ireland, working across audiovisual performance, generative video, sound, and installation. His practice explores translation as a process, using data collected from live instruments as the basis for realtime visual compositions. Moving beyond representation, his work examines how one system of meaning can be distorted or expanded through another. Best known for his use of modular synthesizers, drum machines, and custom visual systems, his recent project Structures explores shifting relationships between sound and image through live performance. His work has been presented across Ireland, Europe, North America, and Australia, with recent performances at ADE Festival, Amsterdam, and Goldsmiths, London.
https://pauricfreeman.com/
https://www.instagram.com/pauric_freeman
These quickfire talks take a fast-paced, insight-rich approach to sharing hands-on experience and practical takeaways. Short, sharp, and always engaging.
1iing Heaney
Afterglow: Learning by Doing | 5:15pm
1iing Heaney will present her process for Afterglow, her first major project in TouchDesigner, created in collaboration with hyper-pop musician Tiiva [UK] during a residency at the Courthouse Arts Centre in Co. Wicklow last September.
With no prior experience using TouchDesigner in depth, she embraced the eight-day residency as a technical and creative challenge—learning the software, producing, and presenting work within a tight timeframe. Her talk will explore working quickly but meaningfully, building on existing skills, embracing failure, and trusting the creative process, even as a beginner. She’ll also reflect on the importance of collaboration—shared vision, mutual support, and creative trust—as key to making the project possible.
Tags: #LearnTD #CreativeProcess #RealtimeArt #CollaborativeWork
_1iing Heaney is a visual artist based in Leixlip, Co. Kildare. Working with CGI through 3D scanning, animation, and printing, her practice explores eerie, changeling, and liminal spaces between data and reality. Using the Irish landscape as a lens to explore this, her work investigates the entanglements between digital, algorithmic life, the solid earth, and how these interactions shape our presence in a networked, ecological world.
https://www.instagram.com/1i_ing/
https://www.1iing.com/
Aisling Phelan
Integrating AI and TouchDesigner into Interactive Installations | 5:30pm
This quickfire talk by Aisling Phelan explores how TouchDesigner and generative AI tools intersect in interactive installations centered on identity and embodiment. Using the project Surrogate Bodies as a case study, she’ll outline how custom LoRA models, running live in TouchDesigner with Stable Diffusion, responded to a real-time camera feed. As viewers approached, their faces were detected and seamlessly overlaid with her AI-generated face, transforming them into digital surrogates.
She’ll discuss technical challenges—such as optimizing AI outputs for interaction—and reflect on the conceptual implications of blending generative imagery with live, reactive environments. The talk offers insights into hybrid workflows and how TouchDesigner enables emotionally resonant experiences with emerging technologies.
Tags: #GenerativeAI #InteractiveInstallation #DigitalIdentity #RealtimeArt
_Aisling Phelan is an Irish multidisciplinary artist working with 3D animation, AI, video, sculpture, and interactive technologies. Her work examines what it means to be human amid rapid technological change and algorithmic influence.
Deeply concerned with the body—especially the face—she uses digital doubles to explore the fragmentation and fluidity of identity in virtual spaces. Her installations often invite direct interaction with her virtual self, implicating viewers in the dynamics of surveillance, reproduction, and control in digital culture.
https://aislingphelan.cargo.site/
https://www.instagram.com/aisling_phelan/
open beamers + evening social | 6:30Pm - 10:00PM
Date/Time: June 28 10am until 10pm
Complementary beverages for the evening session
Louk Amidou
Fabien Bouchard
Shandor Chury
Philippe dubost
jacques hoepffner
Cécile Lebon
Sébastien Mercier
Sumeet Rohilla
Florian Rouzaud Cornabas
Vincent Sanjivy
Greg Hermanovic and Isabelle Rousset 12:00pm
Opening remarks and team introduction.
Sumeet Rohilla
Touchdesigner diaries: anatomy of an installation | 12:30pm
In this talk, Sumeet will share his creative journey with TouchDesigner over the past two years, detailing how it became central to their artistic practice. From immersive light festival installations to audiovisual fulldome performances and interactive experiences, the presentation unpacks the process behind several key projects.
The session will explore the evolution of his technical approach, challenges in translating concepts into responsive environments, and how TouchDesigner helped bridge code, light, live visuals, sound (via Ableton), and audience interaction. Expect a behind-the-scenes look at experimentation, iteration, and the anatomy of a living installation—plus a sneak peek at upcoming projects. Selected TouchDesigner patches and thought processes will also be shared during the presentation.
Tags: #LiveAVPerformance #LightArt #InteractiveInstallation
Sumeet Rohilla (Ph.D, M.Sc., M.Tech) is an interdisciplinary media artist and creative coder with an academic background in mathematical physics and applied optical sciences. Deriving inspiration from mathematical abstractness and simplicity in nature as well as his diverse cultural background, he intertwines together his passion for science, emerging technologies and art. Through his creative work, he strives towards abstracting away the layers of reality through computational expressionism and ardent practice of design aesthetics. His artwork ranges from full dome audio visual live performances to interactive light installations.
https://www.sumeetrohilla.com/
https://www.instagram.com/sumeetrohilla/
Louk Amidou
EXPLORING HIDDEN POETIC AND INTERACTIVE DIMENSIONS OF CREATIVITY WITH AI AND TOUCHDESIGNER | 1:15pm
A core challenge for artists and designers is turning imagination into something concrete and shareable. TouchDesigner is a powerful tool for this, and integrating AI opens new possibilities for bridging the gap between concept and outcome.
In this presentation, Louk will demonstrate custom AI modules developed in TouchDesigner for live performance and workshops, while exploring the creative potential and limitations of interactive AI systems.
The talk culminates in a speculative experiment reimagining AI's role in digital creation—not just as co-author, tool, or material, but as all of these at once. Can we prototype a more poetic, less utilitarian relationship between artist, AI, and audience?
Tags: #AIArt #Creativity #InteractiveMedia
INFRATONAL is an artistic project led by Louk AMIDOU, a Paris-based multidisciplinary artist who works at the intersection of digital arts, electronic music and interaction design. He uses algorithms to create hybrid visual and sound pieces which aim to be performed by the human gesture as intangible instruments. He questions the artwork's nature at the age of AI and the relationship between the artist and the algorithm. He experiments how humans and their imperfections and emotions could remain a necessary part of today's digital art driven by AI.
www.infratonal.com
www.artefunkt.com
Jacques Hoepffner
Using TouchDesigner for Dance, theatre and opera | 2:00pm
Jacques Hoepffner shares his experience using TouchDesigner in live performance contexts such as dance, theatre, and opera. After working with multiple platforms like Isadora, Processing, and Unity, he found TouchDesigner offered a unified solution—though not without challenges. To address the specific needs of stage work—such as narrative linearity, fast rehearsal turnaround, and tight budgets—he developed custom tools and workflows tailored to the pace of production.
In this talk, Jacques will present key projects, including the opera Au cœur de l'océan, choreographic works Corps, Rythmes et Algorithmes and Touche le ciel, and the play Le voyage d’hiver, highlighting how he adapted TouchDesigner to each. Materials and resources from the presentation will be available at hoepffner.info.
Tags: #LivePerformance #StageDesign #InteractiveTheatre
Jacques Hoepffner is a Paris-based photographer, videographer, stage designer, and teacher who creates spatial experiences with image and sound for dance, theatre, and opera. Over the years, he has explored a wide range of tools to achieve his creative vision—from 16mm xenon film projectors in the 1980s to Dataton systems, Macromedia Director, Max/MSP with Jitter, Isadora, Processing, and Unity 3D. Since 2017, he has worked almost exclusively with TouchDesigner, using it in his own productions and teaching it to stage professionals.
Vincent Sanjivy (a.k.a. Taj ninny)
Mapping in the dust : Touchdesigner for low-budget stage solutions in North Africa | 3:45PM
As part of the Franco-Tunisian project No Logo (now E-Fest), Vincent Sanjivy has been working to bring interactive media to remote regions of North Africa. Since 2018, he has used TouchDesigner to develop interactive installations, complex video-mapping, and multimedia performances across Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria, often under tight budgets and time constraints. These tours have also served as opportunities to teach TouchDesigner to a wide range of participants, from children and mothers to arts and engineering students.
In this presentation, Vincent will share insights from three selected projects: 3D-scanning Berber architecture with Kinect Azure, dome projection mapping in Morocco, and video-mapping a kinetic sculpture using real-time 3D. He will walk through the TouchDesigner patches behind the work and touch on topics such as point cloud registration with Python, video blending, and motor control.
Tags: #3DScanning #ProjectionMapping #MotorControl #Scenography
Vincent Sanjivy is a creative technologist with a passion for connecting ideas, systems, and people. He’s been exploring computers since the age of three and graduated in 2014 with a degree in electronics and computer science. With an ambivalent relationship to technology, Taj developed a parallel interest in music and the visual arts, often blending the two.
His earlier work focused on technological obsolescence and reuse, presenting exhibitions based on analog circuitry and creative hardware repurposing. More recently, his practice has shifted toward the stage, developing complex video mapping systems for theatre and performing live audiovisual shows. Taj has also led TouchDesigner workshops in Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, and France, sharing his knowledge across borders and disciplines.
www.taj-ninny.com
https://www.instagram.com/taj_ninny/
Philippe Dubost
How to make iPad style and Phone apps with the help of TouchDesigner? | 4:30PM
Without any Swift or iOS knowledge, TouchDesigner can help bring big ideas to life — even on tablets and phones. Let's mix together TD, Airtable, Webhooks, Python, NodeJS, Scanners, Printers, Paper and Colors... In this 30-minute session, see how TD can be used to prototype and run mobile-style apps for public installations, using Surface Pro tablets and phones as creative interfaces. Discover real-world workflows where TD handles scanning, image processing, and syncing with a web backend.
Tags: #Interfaces #HideTheComputers #FromPaperToHolograms #WebApps #Nodejs
Philippe Dubost creates luminous illusions at the intersection of art and engineering. Blending light, video, code, and storytelling, he designs immersive installations where magic meets technology.
After a decade crafting large-scale experiences at Moment Factory in Montreal—for clients from Cirque du Soleil to LAX Airport and MUSE—he founded Les Fantômes to invent his own formats: poetic, participative, and site-specific. From projection mapping shows to animated notebooks, each project invites audiences to take part and leave a trace.
Skate culture, fireworks, looped animations, and childhood obsessions shape his creative path. He now explores hybrid forms combining physicality, interactivity, and fiction to re-enchant public space.
philippedubost.com
https://www.instagram.com/philippe.dubostlesfantomes.fr
Shandor Chury
Beyond the Screen: integrating physical systems and digital realms | 5:15PM
How do the boundaries between digital art and the physical world take shape? This talk shares practical examples of integrating physical devices, such as robots, with digital environments using TouchDesigner, highlighting real-world workflows for connecting and controlling physical systems in creative and commercial contexts. The second part shifts focus to the importance of community in experiential art, drawing from the experience of organizing XpMeetUp Paris—a regular gathering for artists and studios to connect and exchange ideas. As these meetups continue, everyone interested in shaping future editions, whether through preparation, curation, or new ideas, is welcome to take part in the process.
Tags: #Robots #PhysicalComputing #ExperientialArt #CreativeCommunity
_Shandor Chury is a creative technologist and founder of OVVO Studio. Originally from Belarus with a background in music—piano, keyboards, composition, and production—he gradually moved from the stage to the technical direction of events, festivals, and international tours. In 2012, he established OVVO Studio to explore creative technology before it became a widespread field. Dividing his time between artistic, commercial, and development work for other studios, Shandor has contributed to artworks and installations in over 15 countries across four continents. Today, OVVO Studio crafts boutique experiences at the intersection of the physical and digital, collaborating with museums, visionary brands, artists, and creative agencies worldwide.
Florian Rouzaud Cornabas
Orchestrating Modular Interactive Art Installations with TouchDesigner | 6:30pm
This presentation explores how TouchDesigner functions as the central engine in the artist’s interactive installations, connecting sensors to real-time visual and audio generation. Using protocols like OSC, Artnet, and HDMI, they create modular, responsive environments shaped by audience interaction.
The talk will cover sensor integration workflows, generative visual techniques, and the benefits of modular setups. Drawing on experience from digital art workshops, the artist highlights how TouchDesigner enables rapid prototyping and creative adaptability. Ideal for those interested in fusing technology with artistic expression.
Tags: #Interactive #Artnet #OSC #Pixel
_French visual artist Florian Rouzaud explores the intersections of art, technology, and human perception. His installations and videos examine the evolving relationship between humans and machines, highlighting the tensions between nature, civilization, and technological systems. Using raw materials, light, and immersive soundscapes, he transforms spaces into sensory environments that invite active viewer participation.
His work is driven by a dual aesthetic and technological inquiry into control, interaction, and collective emergence—blurring the boundaries between the organic and artificial.
Beyond his artistic practice, Florian leads the Creative Code Lab meetups, now hosted at La Gaîté Lyrique in Paris. These events foster exchange and learning among creatives and technologists exploring the frontier of code, art, and innovation.
https://florianrouzaudcornabas.com
https://www.instagram.com/florianrouzaudcornabas
https://www.youtube.com/@florianrc/videos
Sébastien Mercier
How real time tools changed my work | 6:45PM
Sébastien Mercier will share how working with TouchDesigner has transformed their approach to graphic design—opening new creative perspectives, streamlining workflows, and enabling deeper collaboration. Drawing on examples from their own work, the talk will highlight applications such as generative visual identities, custom shading tools for agencies, and on-set pattern creation.
Tags: #kinetictype #generativedesign #realtime_Sébastien Mercier, aka Neurotypique, is a Paris-based audiovisual artist. His seven years of experience as a graphic designer and art director in agency settings inform his practice at the intersection of art and design.
https://www.instagram.com/neurotypique/
Cécile Lebon
Designing realtime tools and assets for live productions | 7:00PM
In this short presentation, Cécile Lebon will outline the technical and creative processes behind designing real-time assets for live productions. The session explores how building integrated systems can streamline show programming and elevate overall design.
Using examples from various live performances, Cécile will demonstrate TouchDesigner tools and generative techniques—ranging from custom pre-visualization tools to timecode-driven animation workflows that blend traditional and generative methods. The talk will also cover how integrating DAWs with TouchDesigner and using digital communication protocols like DMX512 enables more interactive and responsive production environments.
Cécile Lebon is a technical artist and interactive designer working with moving image, light, sound, and spatial design. Her practice integrates generative programming with live performance to create immersive audiovisual environments. Her work spans large-scale concerts, nightclubs, and interactive installations, with a focus on crafting dynamic spaces that engage audiences on sensory and emotional levels. Through the interplay of technology and art, she explores how responsive media can transform perception and deepen collective experience.
She has contributed to projects for artists and clients such as The Chemical Brothers, Blur, Martin Garrix, David Guetta, Sub Focus, Nike, Burberry, AT&T, and more.
http://cecilelebon.com
https://instagram.com/cecilelebon
Fabien Bouchard "Parse/Error"
A QUICK INTRO TO POPS 7:15PM
Touchdesigner is adding a brand new and game-changer operator family to the game: POPs! These nodes open a new approach to deal with points and particles directly on the GPU, offering a whole new world of possibilities while making some classic effects easier to achieve. These operators are currently available in the experimental release, so it's a great time to get a glimpse of their power through a few examples demonstrated by Parse/Error.
Tags: #POPs #PointOperators #LearnTd
_Working under the pseudonym Parse/Error, Fabien Bouchard is a self-taught French artist based in the south of France. After studying biology and information technologies and working in web development, he spent a decade documenting creative culture through the web magazine UFUNK. Since 2018, he has focused his practice through Parse/Error, creating data-driven and emotionally resonant works that straddle generative art, immersive installations, interactive experiences, connected objects, and real-time systems.
His projects reflect on the emotional impact of data and technology, merging human sensitivity with digital expression. His work has been exhibited internationally, including in Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur or New York.
https://www.parseerror.net
/https://www.instagram.com/parseerror/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabienbouchard/
https://www.threads.com/@parseerror
They say it takes a village... it certainly takes a community! We’d like to warmly acknowledge and thank our generous supporters and collaborators for helping make this event not only possible, but genuinely enjoyable to plan and produce.
LONDON
Organizing an event in a city we don’t live in can be a real challenge, and we’ve been incredibly fortunate to lean on the insight, resourcefulness, and generosity of Oliver Ellmers and Moogz Giác Bảo in so many ways while planning this event. This gathering is truly a reflection of their continuous support and enthusiasm.
DUBLIN
From the outset, Pauric Freeman took the lead in scouting and securing the perfect venue, and together with Concept Null, helped define and procure the technical setup and navigate the many logistical details of hosting an event from abroad. We’re deeply grateful—it simply wouldn’t have come together the way it has without them.
PARIS
We’re incredibly grateful to Shandor Chury and the team at OVVO Studio—Amir B. Ash, Cyrille Macé, and Evann Foy—for their generous support in helping bring the Paris TouchDesigner event to life. From scouting and securing the venue, to lending so much gear—including Shandor’s coffee machine—and always being available to answer questions, offer advice, and troubleshoot along the way, their kindness and support has been essential at every stage.
Infinite community spirit coupled with their generosity and resourcefulness have made a huge difference, and we truly couldn’t have pulled this together without them.
And a very big and special thank-you to Roy Gerritsen of y=f(x) for once again lending his talents to the event branding and visual assets for our entire tour. We rely heavily on his excellent design sensibilities, good humour, and uncanny ability to wring just about anything out of TouchDesigner—except beach umbrellas, there are limits!