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Our expert-led courses provide a supportive environment for learning and growing your skills — whether you're a complete beginner or looking to build professional interactive installations.

From fundamentals to advanced real-time visuals, learn TouchDesigner with practitioners working in live performance, architecture, and generative art.

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44 courses available

An Introduction to Visual Sensors
An Introduction to Visual Sensors
Instructor: Masha Rozhnova
£9.90
Ask Me Anything: Programmable Lighting
Ask Me Anything: Programmable Lighting
Instructor: Kyle Duffield
Free
Audio Reactive Shaders with Shader Park  + TouchDesigner - On-demand
Audio Reactive Shaders with Shader Park + TouchDesigner - On-demand
Instructor: Torin Blankensmith
£9.9
Chagall Unlocked: Masterclass TouchDesigner Meetup
Chagall Unlocked: Masterclass TouchDesigner Meetup
Watch Chagall's TouchDesigner masterclass, recorded live at the Barbican. Chagall shares her approach to real-time control of sound and visuals in one of London's most iconic venues.
Instructor: Chagall van den Berg
Free
Create Music Visuals with TouchDesigner / Fundamentals - On-demand
Create Music Visuals with TouchDesigner / Fundamentals - On-demand
Instructor: Masha Rozhnova
£9.9
Create Music Visuals with TouchDesigner / Going Further - On-demand
Create Music Visuals with TouchDesigner / Going Further - On-demand
Instructor: Masha Rozhnova
£24.9
Generative Art with Feedback Systems in TouchDesigner
Generative Art with Feedback Systems in TouchDesigner
Working with feedback systems in TouchDesigner offers a vast range of possibilities. In this workshop series of 2, we’ll look at how to create generative art via a myriad of […]
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
£29.90
Getting Confident with CHOPs in TouchDesigner
Getting Confident with CHOPs in TouchDesigner
Instructor: Function Store
Free
Getting Confident with SOPs in TouchDesigner
Getting Confident with SOPs in TouchDesigner
Instructor: Masha Rozhnova
Free
Getting Started With Python in TouchDesigner
Getting Started With Python in TouchDesigner
Instructor: Function Store & Acrylicode
£40
Instancing for Generative Art in TouchDesigner - On-demand
Instancing for Generative Art in TouchDesigner - On-demand
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
£49.9
Interaction with Arduino & TouchDesigner / On-demand
Interaction with Arduino & TouchDesigner / On-demand
Create immersive interactive experiences. Combine Arduino with TouchDesigner, a powerful node based programming environment with endless possibilities for interactive installation, marketing activations, generative art, multimedia performance, and more!
Instructor: Kyle Duffield
£89
Interactive Applications with TouchDesigner
Interactive Applications with TouchDesigner
Introduction to beat detection and audio-reactive visuals in TouchDesigner - On demand
Introduction to beat detection and audio-reactive visuals in TouchDesigner - On demand
TouchDesigner is a powerful tool for creating live performances, installations, real time visuals and complex digital systems.
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
£9.9
Introduction to Interface Design in TouchDesigner
Introduction to Interface Design in TouchDesigner
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
£20
Introduction to Live Visuals with TouchDesigner
Introduction to Live Visuals with TouchDesigner
TouchDesigner is the industry standard tool for interactive visuals in live performance, broadcasting and art installations. Cycling 74’s Max / MSP offers a vast playground of programming opportunities to create […]
Intro to Visualizing Sound with TouchDesigner
Intro to Visualizing Sound with TouchDesigner
Instructor: Kyle Duffield
Free
Simple Systems for Live Performance: A TouchDesigner Primer - On-demand
Simple Systems for Live Performance: A TouchDesigner Primer - On-demand
Whether at a concert or in a music video, visual effects can do so much to enhance the listener/viewer’s experience and create a lasting impression.
Instructor: Ben Benjamin
£19.9
Switches and Sensors with Arduino and TouchDesigner
Switches and Sensors with Arduino and TouchDesigner
Instructor: Kyle Duffield
£19
TouchDesigner for Professional Interactive Design Careers
TouchDesigner for Professional Interactive Design Careers
Instructor: Kyle Duffield
£299
TouchDesigner Meetup / Ableton
TouchDesigner Meetup / Ableton
From live audio and video performance to generative art and interactive installations — watch this meetup exploring how TouchDesigner and Ableton complement each other.
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
Free
TouchDesigner meetup - AI & Machine Learning / November 20th
TouchDesigner meetup - AI & Machine Learning / November 20th
Watch back this TouchDesigner meetup on AI and machine learning, featuring expert talks and a Q&A session.
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
Free
TouchDesigner meetup - AI / September 3rd
TouchDesigner meetup - AI / September 3rd
Watch back the recording from this TouchDesigner meetup, which took place on 3rd September 2022.
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
Free
TouchDesigner meetup / Arduino and Sensors
TouchDesigner meetup / Arduino and Sensors
The TouchDesigner meetup in April, hosted by Bileam Tschepe, brought together experts to share knowledge and experience with the community.
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
Free
TouchDesigner meetup / Audio visualisation - On-demand
TouchDesigner meetup / Audio visualisation - On-demand
Watch back this TouchDesigner meetup on audio visualisation, recorded April 2021.
TouchDesigner meetup - August 28th
TouchDesigner meetup - August 28th
With Scottie J. Fox – The Live-Edited Experience, Karyn Nakamura – Interactive Experiments With Kinect and Elburz Sorkhabi – Your Career In Interactive & Immersive Media
TouchDesigner meetup December - NFTs
TouchDesigner meetup December - NFTs
Watch back this TouchDesigner meetup on NFTs, recorded December 2021, featuring Harsha Biswajit, Alida Sun, and Pablo Alpe.
TouchDesigner meetup / Dome Projections
TouchDesigner meetup / Dome Projections
Explore 360° projection techniques in TouchDesigner, focusing on dome installations — how to create, deploy, and experience immersive projected environments.
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
Free
TouchDesigner meetup - Exploring New Media Projects / June 30th
TouchDesigner meetup - Exploring New Media Projects / June 30th
Watch back this meetup from June 2022 featuring Matija Erceg and other practitioners exploring new media projects with TouchDesigner.
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
Free
TouchDesigner Meetup - Interactivity
TouchDesigner Meetup - Interactivity
This meetup has now finished and the recording is available on the Music Hackspace YouTube channel
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
Free
TouchDesigner meetup June - On-demand
TouchDesigner meetup June - On-demand
Watch the recording of the TouchDesigner Meetup on interactivity featuring top experts in the field. – Crystal Jow will guide you through the creation of meditative spaces – Germán Greiner […]
TouchDesigner meetup / Lasers
TouchDesigner meetup / Lasers
Watch Ana Herruzo, Daniel Dalfovo, and Tyrell Studio explore the world of TouchDesigner — incorporating lighting, audio, video, physical spaces, and human interaction.
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
Free
TouchDesigner meetup - LIVE Session / 31st July
TouchDesigner meetup - LIVE Session / 31st July
Watch back this TouchDesigner meetup recorded on 31st July 2021, featuring Josef Luis Pelz on real-time cloth simulation in GLSL and Louise Lessél on converting shaders.
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
Free
TouchDesigner meetup / Music Visualisation - July 30th
TouchDesigner meetup / Music Visualisation - July 30th
Watch back this TouchDesigner meetup on music visualisation, recorded July 2022.
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
Free
TouchDesigner meetup October 16th - TouchDesigner and Unreal
TouchDesigner meetup October 16th - TouchDesigner and Unreal
Watch back this meetup exploring the combination of TouchDesigner and Unreal Engine, recorded October 2021.
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
Free
TouchDesigner meetup - Open Session / 29th April
TouchDesigner meetup - Open Session / 29th April
Watch back this open session TouchDesigner meetup, recorded April 2022.
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
Free
TouchDesigner meetup / Open Session - May 28th
TouchDesigner meetup / Open Session - May 28th
A TouchDesigner open session for all levels — a great opportunity to experiment, ask questions, and connect with the community.
Instructor: Luyang Zou
Free
TouchDesigner Meetup - Shaders
TouchDesigner Meetup - Shaders
Discover the transformative power of GLSL shaders and improve your visual projects with advanced integration techniques and effects in TouchDesigner.
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
Free
TouchDesigner Meetup - System Architecture
TouchDesigner Meetup - System Architecture
Watch expert presentations on TouchDesigner system architecture, followed by an insightful Q&A session on cutting-edge techniques.
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
Free
TouchDesigner meetup / VJ tools
TouchDesigner meetup / VJ tools
Watch this TouchDesigner meetup on VJ tools, hosted by Bileam Tschepe, exploring dynamic visuals for live performances and events.
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
Free
TouchDesigner meetup - Web Installations via Twitch and TouchDesigner / 27th Feb
TouchDesigner meetup - Web Installations via Twitch and TouchDesigner / 27th Feb
Watch back the recording from this meetup, which took place on 27th February 2022.
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
Free
TouchDesigner meetup - Working with 3D / March 25th
TouchDesigner meetup - Working with 3D / March 25th
Watch three expert speakers explore the world of 3D in TouchDesigner, sharing their creative processes and techniques.
Instructor: Bileam Tschepe
Free
Visualizing Sound with TouchDesigner
Visualizing Sound with TouchDesigner
Instructor: Kyle Duffield
£15
We Move Session, Chagall - BTS on the “Unlocked” Tour
We Move Session, Chagall - BTS on the “Unlocked” Tour
During this session Chagall shared the process of creating her live performance 'Unlocked', in which she controls her light-art installation named B.A.B.Y. with the movement of her body in…
Instructor: Chagall van den Berg
Free

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