What do you do when you’ve deployed a project on-site and want to make sure it’s still running? Or perhaps check up on its performance, up time, or any other number of important components? Maybe you’re just looking to receive information from an internet-connected sensor for your project?
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Unreal Engine can now both receive and send DMX, allowing it to be used for ultra realistic previz and testing or even for controlling fixtures in real-time.
Get DMX into Unreal Engine from TouchDesigner
What do you do when you’ve deployed a project on-site and want to make sure it’s still running? Or perhaps check up on its performance, up time, or any other number of important components? Maybe you’re just looking to receive information from an internet-connected sensor for your project?
Setting Up Your First MQTT Server for Immersive System Communication
In this article, we’ll be going over the build of a 3D flight scene in TouchDesigner. This will be an opportunity for beginners to brush up on their instancing skills, as well as getting in touch with generative coloring methods for our scene.
3D Flight Scene in TouchDesigner
This beginner guide will not only show you the operator but some features of the operator that should be noted. This blog will glance at different operators that will spark curiosity for deeper personal exploration. To continue reading this post, click here.
Useful TouchDesigner Operators: TOPs

Did you download the latest TouchDesigner build but are not sure what the new updates are? Here are the highlights of the most recent TouchDesigner build. To continue reading this post, click here.
Latest TouchDesigner Update 2022.33910

What do you do when you’ve deployed a project on-site and want to make sure it’s still running? Or perhaps check up on its performance, up time, or any other number of important components? Maybe you’re just looking to receive information from an internet-connected sensor for your project?
Setting Up Your First MQTT Server for Immersive System Communication

In this article, we’ll be going over the build of a 3D flight scene in TouchDesigner. This will be an opportunity for beginners to brush up on their instancing skills, as well as getting in touch with generative coloring methods for our scene.
3D Flight Scene in TouchDesigner

After a successful Summer Season of learning for more than sixty students, we’re back with new courses open for enrollment this Winter Season 2023/24.
Weekly Beginner's TouchDesigner Class with The NODE Institute - Winter Season 2023/24

Something I get asked a lot as a TouchDesigner developer is how to make quick and easy content. A lot of times I see people overcomplicate it, and ignore the pre-built tools that are available.
Create a Stunning TouchDesigner Display Background: A Quick Project

https://youtu.be/FrJKtLcZ908?si=1eGMg-9u_ZkY3WdR https://youtu.be/FrJKtLcZ908?si=1eGMg-9u_ZkY3WdR When I do VJ, I utilize various generative arts.I thought that by turning these generative arts into NFTs, I could make VJ not just a momentary thing but something that leaves value behind.
GENVJ

We had a great conversation in The HQ PRO today about the top skills you can put in your toolkit to help you get work and to jumpstart your career.
Is “finishing” your missing skill?

Let your voice be heard about workshop subtitles. Hello, TouchDesigner Users on the earth! We TDSW are organizing super workshops from around the world twice in a month. Half of the workshop recordings have spoken in Japanese.
TDSW Subtitle Challenge

In this article, we will explore the ‘CHOP to’ SOP operator in TouchDesigner, and showcase its capabilities with a set of basic examples. This is an operator that can provide immediate engaging results but is often overlooked. Let’s change that! To continue reading this post, click here.
CHOP to SOP Operator in TouchDesigner

As you get more comfortable with TouchDesigner, you may find yourself looking for ways to create more advanced functionality or shortcuts to achieving common goals.
TouchDesigner Intermediate Tricks and Operators You Should Know

We're excited to announce support for ShowNET laser devices by Laserworld in the newly released TouchDesigner Experimental build. Please note that Experimental builds include many new features still in development and testing and does not yet have the stability and reliability required for performan
ShowNET Laser Support

The new Netflix series about Andy Warhol has been exciting many artists about Andy's works and life. This is a great opportunity to be inspired by their work and create generative pieces inside of TouchDesigner.
Look into the Latest DAT Viewer

Continuing our series of getting you dense release notes summarized in an easy to digest fashion, we've got a big Notch release today that just dropped! It's the first release since the beginning of August and it's packed with new features, new nodes, bug fixes, and lots of other updates.
Notch Release Rundown: 0.9.23.162

I was recently on a call where someone was asking me for ballpark estimates on how much it would cost to develop the software and procure the hardware for some interactive & immersive experiences.
Dangers of Ballpark Estimates

Picking up where we left off in our part 1, we’re going to look at some common terms and communication protocols.