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.

Three speculative designs on white pedestals with a white background. A quipu-powered drum machine with knotted pieces of rope, a viola da gamba with a hollow body and amplification, and a skull-and-bone horn.

Imagining an alternate history of music instruments, quipu to skulls

What if Neanderthal music had evolved alongside human sounds, or if Andean quipus shaped computer music, or if Les Paul had played the viola da gamba? Polish design house panGenerator gives us a look.

Peter Kirn - November 20, 2024

PatchXR creator tool, for building complete musical worlds in VR, opens sign-ups for beta

Patch we’ve seen already to be an unparalleled tool for building interactive musical instruments and complete immersive worlds in VR. Now it’s nearing beta release, with a sign-up for closed access immediately.

Peter Kirn - January 31, 2022

A massive free crash course in visual powerhouse TouchDesigner, including RTX goodies

Peter Kirn - September 7, 2021

Your unconscious meat body plays this online drum machine

Peter Kirn - May 9, 2016

‘Gaze’ is a surreal, face-melting AV mirror for your browser

Peter Kirn - March 15, 2016

'The Nature of Code' Book Illustrates Coding Design Secrets – And Power of Self-Publishing

Peter Kirn - October 29, 2012

‘The Nature of Code’ Book Illustrates Coding Design Secrets – And Power of Self-Publishing

Peter Kirn - October 29, 2012

Beats Bits Atoms: Fish Play with Cameras, Paint and Pixels and Light Become Sculpture

Peter Kirn - July 2, 2012

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