PCD23 Workshop: TouchDesigner introduction – Sound reactive visuals (Part 1/2)

PCD23 Workshop: TouchDesigner introduction – Sound reactive visuals (Part 2/2)
Tue, January 10, 2023, 2:30 PM – 5:30 PM WET
Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto

The goal of this workshop is to introduce participants to the visual development platform TouchDesigner and guide them through the practice of interactive media systems using visual data and sound.

This is a 3-hour beginner-level workshop where participants will learn about the ecosystem and layout of TouchDesigner: project structure, node viewer, operator families, parameters dialog and modes; how to use sound as input and read its values: CHOPs and channels, creating and editing audio, audio values as a reference; and how to use video devices: TOPs and SOPs , using a webcam as a face tracer, making visuals sound reactive, render visuals and customization.

More information about the program of the workshop:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/touchdesigner-introduction-sound-reactive-visuals-tickets-481834880097

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This workshop is a part the Processing Community Day 2023 (PCD23@Porto), a free and open-participation event that aims to promote Creative Coding and Computational Thinking in the Arts and Design: https://pcd.fba.up.pt/2023/

It will take place on Tuesday 14th of February 2023, and we welcome all local, national and international people interested in this topic to join us at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto: https://sigarra.up.pt/fbaup/pt/web_page.inicial

Following the model from previous editions, this year’s program will feature Anna Carreras as the keynote speaker (https://pcd.fba.up.pt/2023/#keynote) an online exhibition (resulting from the call for works — submit your work today: https://pcd.fba.up.pt/2023/#callforworks), and a set of beginner and intermediate-level warm-up workshops, (https://pcd.fba.up.pt/2023/#warmup) on different creative coding topics and technologies, and a round table discussion about computation in education.

The PCD23 is a voluntary and open-to-participate organization of the Communication Design, Visual Arts and Drawing bachelor degrees designed for the entire creative community. Organized with the support of the i2ADS – Art, Design, and Society Research Institute (https://i2ads.up.pt/) as part of the overall initiative of the Processing Foundation (https://processingfoundation.org/). All events in the program are free, but registration is mandatory: https://pcd.fba.up.pt/2023/#registration

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Conference Program
The provisional program is as follows. Additional details T.B.A. soon.

14 February 2023, GMT+0
10:00 Conference opening
10:15 Exhibition opening
14:30 Keynote speaker: Anna Carreras
16:00 Workshops results
17:00 Education roundtable

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Warm-up Workshops
The PCD23@Porto is promoting and organizing a set of open-to-participation workshops that will lead to the main event day on Tuesday 14th of February 2023. Most of them will be held in person at FBAUP, but a select few will run online or in hybrid modes

Creative Coding Introduction with Processing (Open Class)
December 12, 2023, 14:00–17:00 GMT
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Information Vizualization with p5.js
January 2, 4, and 6, 2023, 17:00-19:30 GMT
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Introduction to TouchDesigner
January 10, 2023, 14:30–17:30 GMT
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Multi-resolution procedural tile patterns with Processing
January 17, 2023, 14:00–17:00 GMT
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Introduction to Media Pipe
January 24, 2023
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Introduction to AR with Adobe Aero
January 31, 2023
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Generative design through image data manipulation (with Grasshopper)
February 7, 2023