TouchDesigner POPs course gets your brain around geometry for visuals

In a world that’s definitely trying to make us dumber and more depressed, let’s grow our brains instead. Our friends over at Derivative have a free course that finally makes it easy to start working with POPs — the Point OPerators that enable all that wild 3D geometry you see in live shows and installations.

Paris’ recent TouchDesigner Event is a window into the scene

What can the city of light be as a hub for TouchDesigner? Recently, the debut summit there offered a first look. The media art scene is defined by its communities — how they share practice and push one another further. So we invited Amir B Ash (OVVO Studio, MUTEK.AE) for insights into what Paris’ first TouchDesigner meeting brought and how you might apply it to communities where you live.

Amir B. Ash - August 14, 2025

TouchDesigner 2023 Official: timecode, new operators, more integrations

TouchDesigner 2023 Official has landed, in a massive upgrade for the essential media production tool and visual development environment. 2023 brings major new device and sensor support, timecode and other features that help it work in broadcast and production environments, and lots of new operators and integrations.

Peter Kirn - December 7, 2023