Making flocking (or Boids) in TouchDesigner hasn’t been straightforward in the past, but with the new POPs operators, it’s easier to create than ever. That didn’t stop me from making a few silly mistakes as I go through this explanation, but I’m hoping that leaving them in will be more helpful than annoying as you […]

here is my take on the boids algorithm by Craig Reynolds. In this case, I go with inline textures (rows and columns) as would be way easier to compute even though there is a 1280 pixel limitation in non-commercial license. But thanks to which I was able to implement this algorithm in fit to square […]

I’ve tried doing this in TouchDesigner for years and have finally figured it out. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a particle effect that combines all three forces a flocking algorithm requires: attract, repel, and follow. Other things you might learn in this tutorial: * Optical flow feedback for liquid effects * Rotate […]