Lost in Space – Jakob Povel

Talk: Lost in Space
GRANTECAN is currently looking in to new ways of showcasing their research to the public.They scout the never ending universe for what lies beyond. Timing is fortunate and this project is set to be completed at the start of the summit. What a great way to share this amazing journey from the stars to code with the generous Touch-community.

Beginning in February 2019 Jakob Povel will be working on the user experience for visitors of Gran Telescopio Canarias. First at studio Boompje in Amsterdam to work on the framework for the installation and then starting in April 2019 on site in La Palma. The result of the project is just as unknown as the vastness of the universe. More information will be shared with Derivative once known.

The great team Jakob is working with consists of:

TOUCHDESIGNER
Mattia Diomedi
Richard Burns
Omar Costa Hamido
David Negra
Jeff Smith
Roy Gerritsen
Tim Gerritsen
Rogier van Ostaijen

VIDEO DIRECTION
Veronica Pardel
Daniel Lopez
Gianluca Lombardi

MUSICAL COMPOSITION
Rodrigo Tamariz

NARRATION
Christina Cruz (ESP)
Tom Onokiewicz (ENG)
Stefan Kraus (DE)

GRANTECAN
Romano Corradi
Augustin Nunez
Lourdes Gonzalez
Riccardo Scarpa
David Jones
David Garcia
Nieves Castro
Antonio Cabrera
Ivan Jimenezbi
Kilian Henriquez
Andreas Gerarts

DERIVATIVE
Greg Hermanovic
Isabelle Rousset
Malcolm Bechard

DIRECTION
Jakob Povel

Presenter: Jakob Povel
Jakob Povel is a graphic designer by profession and a nerd at heart. Since discovering a way to integrate real-time graphics into his design concepts, he has left the standard graphic design tools, which he had been using for over a decade, behind.

It all began with a batch script game he made that showed him the power of programming.

From there he took a leap using various techniques that suited the task, from writing macros in AutoHotkey to using TensorFlow to create art. After discovering TouchDesigner while researching how to connect the Kinect he was able to present his VR experience Structure at the TouchDesigner Summit in Berlin in 2018. This was the first TouchDesigner project he made, but definitely will not be the last.

Website: http://jakobpovel.nl/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jakobpovel/