Point Clouds in TouchDesigner Workshop Pt 1 For Beginners & Intermediate

From noise to nebula: Point Clouds adventure in TouchDesigner Taught by DepthBuffer Studio

Join us for a hands-on, beginner-friendly workshop exploring the magical world of point clouds, audiovisuals, and real-time 3D graphics using TouchDesigner.

Whether you're a visual artist, creative coder, musician, or just curious about generative art, this session is designed to introduce you to the basics of TouchDesigner and help you start creating stunning real-time visual content with point clouds.

No previous TouchDesigner experience needed!

What You’ll Learn

1. Introduction to TouchDesigner and our creative community in Barcelona
2. Fundamentals of instancing with TOPs
3. Creating abstract visuals using Noise TOPs
4. Building audiovisual point clouds from basic SOPs
5. Importing external 3D models and animating them with morphing techniques 
6. Final exploration session: Q&A, personal projects, and show & tell

What to Bring

1. Your laptop and charger
2. TouchDesigner installed beforehand
3. Optional: any 3D models(obj or ply format) or audio files you’d like to experiment with