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SUMMARY:NODE SESSION IV
DESCRIPTION:Organised by The NODE Institute and supported by Derivative\, THE_SPACE Kudamm\, The Sixth Sense and PlusPlusOne\, the NODE SESSIONS return for their fourth edition. This time we move to THE_SPACE Kudamm — bringing together artists\, developers\, designers and curious minds working across creative coding\, interactive media and light art for an evening of talks\, exchange and lovely encounters. Whether you’re an established creator or simply curious about the field\, you’re warmly invited. \n\n\n\nFor this edition we’re at THE_SPACE Kudamm\, an urban experimentation space set inside the container architecture at the heart of Berlin’s City West. It’s a place built for culture\, technology and community to meet — an unusual\, open setting right on the Kurfürstendamm that’s ideal for a night of ideas and conversation. \n\n\n\nWe’re thrilled to welcome Nima Gazestani\, Randall Vasquez\, Wolf Moritz Cramer and Kunal Singh\, each bringing their own perspective on community\, artistic practice\, interactive systems and the tools that make them possible. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet your tickets for the live event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOr watch the stream on youtube\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n18:00 UHR / 6:00 PMDOORS OPEN\n\n\n\nJoin us early for networking\, cold drinks and lovely encounters. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n18:30 UHR / 6:30 PMTHE_SPACE : KUDAMM\n\n\n\nPhoto: THE_SPACE\n\n\n\nTHE_SPACE Kudamm is a modular venue built from stacked shipping containers right on the Kurfürstendamm. An urban experimentation space in the heart of Berlin’s City West\, it’s a place where community\, culture\, technology and brands come together — open\, adaptable and unexpected. \n\n\n\n\n\nkudamm.space \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19:00 UHR / 7:00 PM NIMA GAZESTANI\n\n\n\nPhoto: Enrique Agudo + Nima Gazestani\n\n\n\nNima Gazestani is an interaction designer\, visual artist and creative technology expert whose work spans interactive exhibitions\, set design and live performance. He has developed digital-physical projects for brands including Ferrari\, Moleskine\, Netflix\, Flos\, Tod’s\, Steinway & Sons and Toyota. Formerly Course Leader of the MA in Interaction Design at Domus Academy\, he continues to lecture across leading Italian and European design academies\, and teaches the Beginner and Intermediate TouchDesigner classes at The NODE Institute. In his talk\, Nima shares his practice — from sound-reactive visuals and interactive installations to working with 3D scanning and point clouds. \n\n\n\n\n\ninstagram.com/nimagazestani \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20:00 UHR / 8:00 PMRANDALL VASQUEZ\n\n\n\nPhoto: Claudia Montesi\n\n\n\nRandall Vasquez is a software developer originally from Costa Rica who has been working in creative coding since 2015. A long-time freelancer with the vvvv group in Berlin\, he specialises in computer vision and depth sensors\, and has authored libraries including VL.OpenCV\, VL.Devices.Kinect2 and VL.Devices.Nuitrack. He also served as Technical Lead for all things vvvv and .NET at Marshmallow Laser Feast. In this short report\, Randall shares highlights from LINK — the vvvv community’s long weekend of patching\, playing and creating together at the Funkinstitut this June. \n\n\n\nrandallvasquez.comLink Summercamp 2026 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20:20 UHR / 8:20 PM WOLF MORITZ CRAMER\n\n\n\nPhoto: Wolf Moritz Cramer\n\n\n\nWolf Moritz Cramer is a freelance computational designer\, an architect and creative technologist based in Hamburg\, where he builds custom tools\, parametric design systems and interactive installations. Combining architectural thinking with code\, hardware and materials\, he develops workflows in Rhino and Grasshopper and is the author of VL.Rhino\, which bridges Rhino with vvvv. His installations — like the responsive robotic flower Flos Machina — merge sensors\, light\, sound and code into playful\, reactive spaces. In his talk\, he looks at interactive media architecture: how embedded technology turns built space into something that responds in real time. \n\n\n\n\n\nwolfmoritzcramer.degithub.com/wolfmoritzcramer/VL.Rhino.3dm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n21:15 UHR / 9:15 PMJOSEF PELZ\n\n\n\nPhoto: Josef Pelz\n\n\n\nJosef Pelz is a generative artist and creative coder with a background in mathematics and computer science. Drawn to physics\, emergent behaviour and algorithms\, he pairs problem-solving with aesthetics and works in real time to build intuition through interaction. His TouchDesigner tools have quietly shaped what the rest of us can make — from T3D\, now the foundation for a whole ecosystem\, to the PCR point cloud renderer and an SPH fluid solver. His solvers drive immersive shows like Artechouse’s Life of a Neuron and the Nobel Prize Museum’s Life Eternal\, and even the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 2022 world tour. In this talk he digs into his latest: a pathtracer we’ve been keen to learn more about. \n\n\n\n\n\ninstagram.com/josefpelzjosefpelz.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n22:15 UHR / 10:15 PMKUNAL SINGH / THE SIXTH SENSE\n\n\n\nPhoto: The Sixth Sense – an IP by Swordfish LLC\n\n\n\nKunal Singh is a Berlin-based creative technologist and creative producer with over a decade of experience across stage design\, light installations\, visual scenography and live events. He started out as a software engineer in Bangalore\, co-founded the creative studio Mantis Shrimp\, and completed a Masters in New Media Design in Berlin — building a practice across Europe and South Asia. As co-curator and creative producer of The Sixth Sense — India’s first and largest multidisciplinary immersive festival\, staged in a century-old glass factory in Bengaluru — he shares an artist talk and looks back at its first edition\, which hosted NODE’s first TouchDesigner Sessions in India. \n\n\n\n\n\ninstagram.com/kunalisation_thesixthsensefestival.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n23:00 UHR / 11:00 PMTRANSONIC\n\n\n\nPhoto: Nikita / Transonic\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTransonic is a Berlin-based audiovisual duo formed by architect and new media artist Rahul Sharma and sound artist Daniel Rudolf in 2021. Working with generative systems\, real-time computation\, and sensory feedback\, Transonic constructs live performances that stage the entanglement of organic process and technological structure — environments designed to unfold rather than resolve\, each performance a negotiation between algorithmic logic and emergent form. \n\n\n\nPresented with the support of our festival partner The Sixth Sense\, this audiovisual performance is part of an ongoing exchange between Berlin and Bengaluru\, connecting communities working across creative technology\, immersive media\, and audiovisual art. \n\n\n\n\n\ninstagram.com/raul_sharma94 raulsharma.art \n\n\n\n\n\ninstagram.com/danieltrudolf rudolfdanielt.soundartist \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe NODE SESSION IV IS supported by:\n\n\n\nDerivative / derivative.caTHE_SPACE / kudamm.spacePlusPlusOne / plusplus.oneThe Sixt Sense (an IP by Swordfish LLC) / thesixthsensefestival.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe NODE SESSION IV IS MEETING AT:\n\n\n\nTHE_SPACE KudammKurfürstendamm 229 10719 BerlinGermany \n\n\n\nPublic Transportation:U9: Kurfürstendamm
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SUMMARY:NODE SESSION II
DESCRIPTION:Organised by The NODE Institute and supported by Derivative\, B-Dome\, and PlusPlusOne\, the NODE SESSIONS return for their second edition—building on the legacy of the TouchDesigner Roundtable and expanding further into the wide and vibrant world of creative software workflows. \n\n\n\nThese sessions offer an inspiring meeting point for artists\, developers\, and designers engaged in experience design\, creative coding\, and interactive media. Whether you’re a seasoned creator or simply curious about the future of digital expression\, you’re warmly invited to join and connect with the community. \n\n\n\nOnce again\, we gather inside the B-Dome—a 19-meter geodesic dome built for immersive 360° experiences. Equipped with a negative-pressure projection surface and six 21K Panasonic projectors\, the dome delivers a fully enveloping visual and sonic environment with rich 5.1 surround sound. \n\n\n\nThis time\, we welcome three new voices pushing the boundaries of real-time media art\, generative systems\, and immersive storytelling. And – we got Robots! \n\n\n\nBelcim Yavuz\, an interdisciplinary artist and creative technologist\, presents her immersive storytelling methods at the intersection of body movement\, media\, and space. \n\n\n\nToby Götz\, co-founder of the legendary VJ collective Pfadfinderei\, takes us back to the genre-defining energy of the 1990s\, then propels us into the present with a look at his latest innovation: a 360° robotic camera system capable of unprecedented resolution. \n\n\n\nAmir Bastan\, is an artist and researcher exploring media art\, AI\, and robotics through psychoanalytic theory. He is a doctoral researcher at Creative Robotics and a lecturer at the University of Arts Linz.To conclude\, we warmly invite all  attendees to showcase your pre-rendered content on the Dome\, or tap into the sensory world of Spot via MQTT and let your visualisations / sonifications go wild. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet your tickets to attend the live event at BDome Berlin:\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the stream for free on YouTube:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nyoutube.com/live/S4nrUpL4Mzg\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19:00 UHR / 7:00 PM / DOORS OPEN\n\n\n\nJoin us early for some good networking and lovely encounters.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20:00 UHR / 8:00 PM / BELCIM YAVUZ\n\n\n\nPhoto: Maya Vieth\n\n\n\nBelçim Yavuz is an interdisciplinary artist\, performer\, multimedia designer\, and architect whose work blends digital media\, choreography\, and spatial design. Using body-tracking technologies\, interactive environments\, and participatory performance\, she explores themes of self-perception\, surveillance\, and collective identity. Belçim will share her journey as an artist and educator\, discussing how she integrates technology—especially TouchDesigner—into both her creative practice and teaching\, and how it shapes her approach to storytelling through movement and media.belcimyavuz.cominstagram.com/belcimyavuz \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n21:00 UHR / 9:00 PM / Tobias Götz\n\n\n\nPhoto : Institute for Sound & Music\n\n\n\nTobias Götz is member of Pfadfinderei\, a creative collective based in Berlin\, Germany. The collective known for its encompasses unique blend of graphic design\, video production\, print media\, typography\, as well as stage and room design. In 2018\, Götz played a pivotal role in the ISM Hexadome project at Berlin’s Martin-Gropius-Bau\, where he was responsible for the concept and technical implementation of the visual installation. These days Toby keeps himself busy by developing an innovative\, robotic camera system of unheared resolution.pfadfinderei.com \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n22:00 UHR / 10:00 PM / AMIR BASTAN\n\n\n\nPhoto : Amir Bastan\n\n\n\nAmir Bastan is an artist and researcher working at the intersection of media art\, AI\, and robotics. With a background in fine arts\, philosophy\, and interaction design\, he is currently a doctoral researcher at Creative Robotics and lecturer at the University of Arts Linz. His project The Human Robot Transference explores how psychoanalytic theory can inform human-robot interaction. Amir will share insights from his research and introduce The Bunraku Project – a real-time software framework for simulating and controlling industrial robots in creative contexts.amirbastan.comcreativerobotics.at \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n22:30 UHR / 10:30 PM / Sozialising / OPEN DOME / SPOT SESSION\n\n\n\nWe stay for some cold drinks and lovely conversations at the B-Dome bar. \n\n\n\n\nAdditionally\, we warmly invite anyone interested in experiencing their content in the FullDome format. Please bring a Dome Master file (4096 × 4096 px\, 30 FPS\, ProRes422).Further\, we will have the opportunity to tap into the live stream of data\, that we can subscribe to from Spot\, our little robot friend from Austria. This part is experimental and not meticulously organised – let’s embrace uncertainty and play around : ) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe NODE SESSION II IS supported by:\n\n\n\nDerivative / derivative.caB-Dome / b-domePlusPlusOne GmbH / plusplus.one \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe NODE SESSION II IS MEETING AT:\n\n\n\nB-DomeRAW GeländeRevaler Straße 9910245 BerlinGermany \n\n\n\nPublic Transportation:U-Bahn: U1 – Warschauer StraßeS-Bahn: S3\, S5\, S7\, S9 – Warschauer StraßeTram: M10 – Revaler StraßeBus: 347 – Revaler Straße \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStreaming and Media Technology provided by:
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SUMMARY:NODE SESSION I
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nOur 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: \n\n\n\nTarik 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. \n\n\n\nTamara Knapp\, a visual artist and designer\, will share her exploration of the interplay between nature and technology through experimental\, research-driven visuals\, and discuss how she applies this approach in her interdisciplinary teaching. \n\n\n\nLukas 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. \n\n\n\nTo conclude\, we warmly invite all meetup attendees in Berlin to showcase their content on the Dome – whether pre-rendered or live! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nticket to join the live session in Berlin:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNODE SESSION TICKET :10 – 25 EUR\n\n\n\n\n\nOr watch the stream for free on YouTube:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nyoutube.com/live/PIiDRwsgtTk\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19:00 UHR / 7:00 PM / DOORS OPEN\n\n\n\nJoin us early for some good networking and lovely encounters.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19:45 UHR / 7:45 PM / Yasmin Yael Elias Sanchez\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYasmin 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.cominstagram.com/bdomeberlin \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20:00 UHR / 8:00 PM / TARIK BARRI\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTarik 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.videosync.showsync.comtarikbarri.nlinstagram.com/tarik_barri \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n21:00 UHR / 9:00 PM / TAMARA KNAPP\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTamara Knapp is a visual artist and graphic designer whose experimental practice is grounded in a research-oriented approach. Her work centers on system design and visual research\, often shaped by material exploration and the interplay of analogue and digital techniques. She creates visual experiments that investigate the relationship between nature and technology\, blending organic and synthetic forms. Using everyday materials\, she explores the tension between form and formlessness\, offering new perspectives on natural phenomena. Knapp also engages in AV performances and is active in teaching at institutions such as Bauhaus University Weimar and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Bielefeld\, where she encourages interdisciplinary exploration across design\, science\, and technology.tamaraknapp.deinstagram.com/_tamara_knapp_ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n22:00 UHR / 10:00 PM / LUKAS RUOFF\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLukas 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.cominstagram.com/ruoff_instagram.com/ungrid_live \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n22:30 UHR / 10:30 PM / Sozialising & OPEN DOME\n\n\n\nWe stay for some cold drinks and lovely conversations at the b-dome bar. \n\n\n\n\nAdditionally\, we warmly invite anyone interested in experiencing their content in the FullDome format to participate by either bringing a pre-rendered Dome Master file (4096 × 4096 px or 3072×3072 px\, 30 FPS\, ProRes422 or H.264\, .mov or .mp4) or streaming their content to the dome via NDI (lower res recommended). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe NODE SESSIONS ARE supported by:\n\n\n\nDerivative / derivative.cab-dome / b-domePlusPlusOne GmbH / plusplus.one \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe NODE SESSION I IS MEETING AT:\n\n\n\nb-domeRAW GeländeRevaler Straße 9910245 BerlinGermany \n\n\n\nPublic Transportation:U-Bahn: U1 – Warschauer StraßeS-Bahn: S3\, S5\, S7\, S9 – Warschauer StraßeTram: M10 – Revaler StraßeBus: 347 – Revaler Straße
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