TDSI : Day 2 : Panel : Sharing vs Marketplace : Community Quo Vadis?

Join us live for a panel discussion on the future of the TouchDesigner community, presented by The Sixth Sense Festival in collaboration with The NODE Institute.

Once rooted in collaborative exchange, mutual support, and open sharing, the TouchDesigner ecosystem now faces tensions brought on by commercialization. As tutorials, learning resources, and tool development become monetized, this evolution has both empowered creators and fragmented the community. This panel asks a critical question: Where do we go from here?
How can we preserve open collaboration, mentorship, and community spirit in a landscape increasingly shaped by marketplaces and commercial pressures?

Moderated by Stefan Kraus, the conversation brings together voices from the international TouchDesigner community — including Bileam Tschepe, Simon Rydén, Dr. Ruokun Chen (remote), Vainy Khare, and Artem Grigorov — to explore strategies for maintaining a supportive, non-competitive ecosystem that values shared creative growth, experimentation, and learning over commodification.