
British artist and technologist Brendan Dawes has spent over two decades exploring the relationship between people and technology through generative code and data.

British artist and technologist Brendan Dawes has spent over two decades exploring the relationship between people and technology through generative code and data.

Data Ride: A VR Cycling Experience Hi everyone, I’d like to share Data Ride, my BA diploma project developed at the Intermedia Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow.
TouchDesigner Intermediate Class Summer 26 INTERNATIONAL LIVE ONLINE COURSE Always Tuesdays from 6 – 9 pm, Berlin Time 8 Live lessons from July 7 to August 25, 2026
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In 2021 I started thinking about using the software Touchdesigner to create an open source application which scientists can use for motion design outputs that tickle the senses.

What separates pro TouchDesigner developers and artists from many intermediates is their ability to move data between different families of operators quickly and easily.

Through the use of OpenAI’s DALL-E 2 API and TouchDesigner, I’ve managed to create a, let’s say, MIDI sequencer that captures RGB data incoming from AI generated images in real-time, and uses it to trigger MIDI events in Ableton Live.
Choreographic Coding Lab Public Sharing - See what the participants of the weeklong residency have been working on!