I've been unable to get myself to make art recently. Ideas that are similar to what I've done before seem pointless and those that are different enough just seem like too much work. And so I just don't. Anyways here's one from the archive. #touchdesigner #raytk

Editing the first Aurion tutorial! Joined by my highly skilled assistant. The blep is crucial to the tutorial. #touchdesigner #aurion #aurionengine

Not sure what I was going for with this one but I kind of like it. It's made with Aurion which is almost ready for beta. #touchdesigner #aurion #raymarching

How it feels right now

This is from 2021 and it's really similar to what I'm still making. It feels like stagnation. A lack of progress or evolution. Just repetition. #touchdesigner #raytk

This isn't RayTK. It isn't even Aurion. This is the precursor to the precursor of RayTK. So I guess Aurion's grandparent. Also this is from the era when I thought rendering square resolutions was a good idea. I have SOo much 1000x1000 content and I don't even remember why. #touchdesigner

Is Gloop™. Gloop does not know all. It only knows some of the things. But it's proud of what it does know, which is mostly related to magma, various sauces, other such things. 🫠 #touchdesigner #aurion #aurionengine

As a professional in the interactive installation field, I'm highly skilled at sitting quietly in dark areas behind led walls surrounded by racks of Very Important Equipment™.

Things aren't getting any better. Still waiting to get on disability and my partner hasn't found a new job. We barely made rent this month, but a friend helped us out. We still need funds for our other bills this month. Anything helps. #HelpSky #MutualAid #MECFS 💸💕 www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...

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There was a while in 2019 where this was most of what I created. It predates pops but it uses a similar technique to the proximity pop where it compares the points then for ones that are close enough it uses a geometry shader to create a line, all on the gpu. #touchdesigner

There was a time when Polyhedral Orbs weren't accepted in the broader Orb community by those who insisted that smooth curves were the only "valid" way to be an Orb. Thankfully society has moved past such bigotry. Humans need to be more like Orbs (the acceptance part not the roundness). #raytk

Dear @microsoft.com why did you change my windows setup to require an Internet connection in order to log into my computer? Now even though I'm hot spotted through my phone to remote into my work laptop to approve a prompt to allow me to access my own computer sitting right in front of me.

New RayTK tutorial out! If you've ever wondered how to make a shiny tentacle creature that merges into its environment, this video is for you! No prior RayTK knowledge necessary. youtu.be/cY4bnt8DRnI

Orb Time: the time in which we contemplate orbs and orb-related topics (roundness, hovering strategies, ominous noises, etc). While I am not a member of the Orb community I try to be a supportive ally. #touchdesigner #raytk #raymarching #orb

This was one of my first experiments with raymarching, a few months before I started work on RayTK. Little did I know it would become the basis of most of my work for at least the next six years. I'm excited to enter the next phase with Aurion (coming soon). #touchdesigner #raymarching #raytk

New video out! Ever wanted to peer into the depths of your TOPs and understand their hopes and dreams and pixel data? TOP viewers are the solution. You've probably used them, but there are a bunch of features in there you might not know about. youtu.be/a506pLGhIfY #touchdesigner

TOP Viewers in TouchDesigner in Excessive Detail

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Sometimes you just need to flip things inside out and see what happens. Note: do not attempt this with organic life forms. #touchdesigner #raytk #raymarching

This shape has been practicing this dance and wanted to show off her progress. It's taken a lot of intense physical conditioning to be able to move so smoothly. Personally I doubt I'd be able to do it. #touchdesigner #raytk #raymarching #visuals

This is from a project called signal from 2017. It's entirely 2d feedback systems and noise patterns. I spent a while in that phase. Might be fun to explore it again. #touchdesigner #visuals

I have 2 tutorials recorded but not edited, like 12 client projects, 2 products in development, and not nearly enough executive function. 😬 Anyways, as is tradition at this point, here are some shapes doing stuff. #touchdesigner #aurionengine #aurion #visuals

From yesterday's shoot. 😊 Now I just have to edit an hour of footage into two completely unrelated tutorials while trying not to dissociate too much over the sound of my own voice. 😬

I spent most of the day trying to write tutorials or come up with ideas for them. Everything ends up expanding into a whole lot of complexity and detail and then I get discouraged and stop. So here's a render from a while back. #touchdesigner #raymarching #aurion #aurionengine

Getting back to my liquid metal roots with RayTK. They don't work well as roots though. Very little water gets transported into me through them. And they're pretty bad at anchoring me to the ground. #touchdesigner #raytk #raymarching #visuals #abstractart

New video out! Docking operators is a great way to keep related things together, which can help for larger networks. #touchdesigner www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd-Q...

Dock Your TouchDesigner OPs!

Operators show their affection by docking to each other. It's a beautiful demonstration of love. Also it's useful. Patreon: https://patreon.com/tekt

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After a long day of meetings and calls, I just want to make some shapes. Voronoi pattern produced by Aurion (RayTK successor). #touchdesigner #aurion #visuals

How many times will I create surface deformation with iterated transforms? Many many times. I guess there's some sort of value in that. It's comforting being able to do it easily and get decent results. #touchdesigner #raymarching #aurion #aurionengine #visuals

I have an instinctive revulsion to creating things that seem too similar to what I've already created. Everything has to be new or novel in some way, or at least demonstrably "better", whatever that means. It stops me from making art, which probably isn't good. 🤷‍♀️ #touchdesigner #aurionengine

Trying to get over the critical voice and just make stuff and put it out into the world. #touchdesigner #raymarching #aurion #aurionengine

The shapes do things and nobody knows why. It's best to just accept it. #touchdesigner #raymarching #aurionengine #aurion