NODE SESSION I
30 Apr 2025 , 19:00 – 23:59 CEST
Organised by The NODE Institute, and supported by Derivative, B-dome and PlusPlusOne, the NODE SESSIONS continue the legacy of the TouchDesigner Roundtable—broadening the focus beyond a single platform to explore the full spectrum of creative software workflows. These sessions serve as a dynamic meeting point for artists, developers, and designers passionate about experience design, creative coding, and interactive media art. Anyone curious about the future of digital expression—and the minds shaping it—is warmly invited to join.
Our inaugural session takes place inside the B-dome, a 19-meter-wide geodesic dome designed for fully immersive 360° experiences. Equipped with a state-of-the-art negative-pressure projection system and six 21K Panasonic projectors, the dome surrounds visitors with striking visuals and a rich 5.1 surround sound environment. Within this inspiring space, we’ll hear from a trio of voices in the world of audio-visual performance:
Tarik Barri, renowned visual performer turned toolmaker, shares the journey behind co-developing videosync—a live visuals plugin for Ableton—and offers insight into the evolution of his creative process.
The next talk will have to stay a surprise for now : )
Lukas Ruoff, VJ artist and member of the Ungrid collective, presents his approach to integrating TouchDesigner into the design curriculum at HTW Berlin, highlighting a recent fullDome project created in collaboration with his students.
To conclude, we warmly invite all meetup attendees in Berlin to showcase their content on the Dome – whether pre-rendered or live!
19:00 UHR / 7:00 PM / DOORS OPEN
Join us early for some good networking and lovely encounters.
19:45 UHR / 7:45 PM / Yasmin Yael Elias Sanchez
Yasmin Yael Elias Sanchez, manager of the BDome in Berlin, will share the journey of how this unique project—originally conceived and operated for years in Madrid—found its new home in Berlin. She will also shed light on the challenges faced along the way and the efforts required to finally open the Dome to the public.
b-dome.com
instagram.com/bdomeberlin
20:00 UHR / 8:00 PM / TARIK BARRI
Tarik Barri, born in 1979 in Arnhem, the Netherlands, is a Dutch audiovisual composer and software developer renowned for his innovative fusion of sound and visuals. Barri developed Versum, a 3D real-time virtual environment for creating immersive audiovisual compositions. This self-made software has been central to his collaborations with artists such as Thom Yorke, Ben Frost, Atoms for Peace, Nicolas Jaar, Sote and Monolake. Beyond his artistic endeavors, Barri contributes to the development of Videosync, a visual add-on for Ableton Live, enabling intuitive control over visuals synchronized with musical timelines.
tarikbarri.nl
instagram.com/tarik_barri
21:00 UHR / 9:00 PM / SURPRISE GUEST
The third talk will have to stay a secret for now…
22:00 UHR / 10:00 PM / LUKAS RUOFF
Lukas Ruoff is a VJ, motion designer, and lecturer specializing in TouchDesigner to craft immersive, audio-reactive live shows. His work blends futuristic, data-driven, and glitch aesthetics with a fascination for uncanny visuals and technoid sounds. By layering intricate textures with bold graphical overlays, he creates compositions that seamlessly integrate stage design and visuals. Luks is going to describe how he integrates TouchDesigner into the design education at HTW Berlin and share a project, he has recently facilitated with his students for Arte Concerts.
ruoffdesign.com
instagram.com/ruoff_
instagram.com/ungrid_live
22:30 UHR / 10:30 PM / Sozialising & OPEN DOME
We stay for some cold drinks and lovely conversations at the b-dome bar.
Additionally, we warmly invite anyone interested in experiencing their content in the FullDome format to participate by either bringing a pre-rendered Dome Master file (3840 × 3840 px, 60 FPS, H.264 codec) or streaming their content to the dome via NDI.
The NODE SESSIONS ARE supported by:
Derivative / derivative.ca
b-dome / b-dome
PlusPlusOne GmbH / plusplus.one
The NODE SESSION I IS MEETING AT:
b-dome
RAW Gelände
Revaler Straße 99
10245 Berlin
Germany
Public Transportation:
U-Bahn: U1 – Warschauer Straße
S-Bahn: S3, S5, S7, S9 – Warschauer Straße
Tram: M10 – Revaler Straße
Bus: 347 – Revaler Straße