本教程教我们使用TouchDesigner进行互动和安装工作和一些有用的技巧。本教程会深入讲解许多广泛应用的话题,以及使用实时图形进行交互式投影映射安装的具体细节。即使你不关注安装项目,本教程也会让你获得使用这款软件的基础知识。
我们将会学习使用CHOPs并且重新映射用户输入,使用TouchDesigner中的Python,创建程序并制作实时图形动画,以及交互控制视频播放。本教程将会为我们展示如何使用TouchDesigner的投影映射工具和这款软件的使用技巧。建议学习教程之前,对这款软件做一些基本了解。
Mary Franck教授是一个媒体艺术家和开发人员,拥有四年的使用TouchDesigner的经验。她曾经做过投影映射,分布式渲染,大型AV显示,触摸屏的应用,并为著名的公司,如Obscura Digital,Bot&Dolly,和[namethemachine]进行安装。
Side Effects Software 软件公司的子公司Derivative宣布将最终发布TouchDesigner,这是一个视觉设计师和动画师建立交互式GPU加速3D应用软件的开发平台。
FXPHD TCH101 Introduction to TouchDesigner
“TouchDesigner for Installations” will give you a strong foundation in using TouchDesigner for interactive and installation work as well as demonstrating useful tricks and best practices. The course will delve into broadly applicable topics, and demonstrate the specifics of how to make an interactive, projection-mapped installation with real-time graphics. Even if you’re not focused on specifically doing installation projects, this course will serve as a great foundation in getting you up to speed on using the application for other purposes.
You’ll learn how to use CHOPs for logic and to remap user inputs, how to use Python in TouchDesigner, how to create procedural and animated real-time graphics, and how to interactively control video playback. The course will show how to use TouchDesigner’s projection-mapping tools and handy tricks of the software. A basic familiarity with TouchDesigner is recommended.
Professor Mary Franck is a media artist and developer with over four years of experience in using TouchDesigner for production. She has done projection mapping, distributed rendering, large-scale AV shows, touchscreen applications, and installations for such notable companies as Obscura Digital, Bot&Dolly, and [namethemachine].