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TouchDesigner Weekend TORINO

21 Feb 2025 , 18:00 23 Feb 2025 , 18:00 Europe/Turin

Friday, February 21st
TouchDesigner Roundtable Torino (FREE)

Organised by The NODE Institute, the TouchDesigner Roundtable serves as a dynamic gathering for creatives and developers exploring the visual development platform TouchDesigner. It also welcomes anyone intrigued by the world of interactive media art and the innovative minds shaping it. Learn more about the program here.

We will stream the talks on our Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/live/VIji7JzzscY

To secure your free seat at the TD Roundtable Torino, please R.S.V.P.


Saturday, February 22nd
Workshop : Creative Data Visualisation (80 EUR)

Data is everywhere, and everything is data! In this informative and inspiring online course, led by media artist and designer Stefan Kraus, you’ll learn how to transform raw data into captivating visual experiences using TouchDesigner. Whether it’s numbers, text, sound, or even physical phenomena, data can be harnessed to create dynamic screen-based visuals and innovative physical installations. Discover how to extract, process, and creatively visualize data, expanding your understanding of what data can be and how it can drive your artistic expression.

This course offers a unique opportunity to learn from Stefan Kraus, co-founder of The NODE Institute, as he demystifies the process of data visualization. By mastering how to ingest, process, and creatively visualize data, you’ll unlock new dimensions in your artistic practice, whether you’re working on screen-based visuals, physical installations, or live performances. Join this course to transform data into art or to explore new ways to streamline your data visualisation and analysis tasks in a playful, yet performative environment.

The six hour workshop has intermediate level and is held in English language.
To register for the wokshop, please click here


Sunday, February 23rd
Workshop : Introduction to TouchDesigner (80 EUR)

Join us for this introduction to the visual programming environment TouchDesigner, designed for both students and professionals alike. This workshop will introduce you to a creative coding tool that can be leveraged in your career, regardless of whether you’re an artist, musician, architect, programmer, event technician, motion designer, 3D Animator or simply a curious mind. The workshop is structured around small, playful interactive example programs, which will enable you to begin your learning journey with TouchDesigner.

Gain an initial insight into visual programming in TouchDesigner and flatten the learning curve under the guidance of Led by interaction designer and visual artist Nima Gazestani who has worked with high-profile clients such as Ferrari, Moleskine and Netflix and is teaching the 12 week Beginners TouchDesigner course at The NODE Institute.

The six hour workshop has beginner level and is held in English language.
To register for the wokshop, please click here


TouchDesigner Roundtable Torino

This time, we visit our friends in Italy and host the TouchDesigner Roundtable at RKH Studio in Turin. We can’t wait to hear from Andrea Dipa about the TouchDesigner scene in Italy and their own creative journey with the visual programming environment. Markus Heckmann, Technical Director at Derivative, will introduce us to POPs, the new operator family that opens up a whole Pandora’s box of possibilities for data-driven design. Meanwhile, Interaction Designer and Educator Nima Gazestani will share what keeps him up at night…

This Roundtable TORINO is part of a three-day program—including workshops, concerts,
and networking events – organized by RKH Studio and Gamma Music Institute,
and The NODE Institute.


18:00 UHR / 6:00 PM / DOORS OPEN

Join us early for some good networking and lovely encounters.


18:30 UHR / 6:30 PM / Andrea Dipa

Andrea Dipa Di Pasquale is an Italian director and photographer born in 1996 in Turin, and co-founder of RKH Studio. Specializing in video production and visual storytelling, he works as a Visual Director and Director of Photography (DOP), developing projects that range from film directing to visual experimentation with interactive tools. In his talk, Andrea will introduce RKH Studio, showcasing projects created with TouchDesigner and exploring the studio’s role in pushing the boundaries of audiovisual languages.
rkhstudio.com
instagram.com/dipaxrkh


19:30 UHR / 7:30 PM / MARKUS HECKMANN

Point Operators (POPs) will introduce a cutting-edge suite of GPU-powered tools designed for manipulating 3D data, including points, polygons, point clouds, particles, and line strips—essentially everything 3D. Markus Heckmann will join remotely to explore the expansive potential of TouchDesigner, showcasing its evolution not just as a tool for creating 3D art but also as a versatile platform for data visualization and innovation.
derivative.ca/community-post/pops-new-operator-family-touchdesigner/69468
instagram.com/touchdesigner


20:30 UHR / 8:30 PM / NIMA GAZESTANI

Nima Gazestani is an interaction designer, visual artist and creative tech expert. He has worked developing digital physical interactive installations for important brands and companies. Previously working in the educational field as Course Leader of the MA in Interaction Design at Domus Academy based in Milan. He is still lecturing in prestigious European Design Institutes. His keen interest in new technologies intertwined with a well rounded knowledge on design, enables him to generate interesting and unique experience design solutions.
instagram.com/nimagazestani


21:30 UHR / 9:30 PM / ORIZZONTALE (LIVE AV)

ORIZZONTALE creates electroacoustic music and acousmatic pieces, as well as sound installations and audiovisual screenings stemming from research and experimentation.
Time to explore new sonic and visual languages!


22:30 UHR / 10:30 PM / Sozialising

We stay for cold drinks and lovely conversations at RKH Studio.


0:30 UHR / 12:30 AM / THE END



The TD Roundtable TORINO is being supported by:

Derivative / derivative.ca
RKH Studio / rkhstudio.com
gamma Music Institute / gammamusicinstitute.com


The TD Roundtable TORINO is MEETING AT:

RKH Studio
Via Carlo Allioni 3
10122 Torino TO
Italy

Public Transportation:
RKH Studio is located in Piazza Statuto, just 10 minutes from Porta Susa train station and the XVIII Dicembre metro station.


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Via Carlo Allioni
Torino, TO 10122 Italy
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