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Face Tracking in Spark AR Watch this video which explains the basic features of the Face Tracker in Spark AR. There are multiple different starter templates in Spark AR that make use of face tracking. To make your development easier, choose a template t...

Tracking the position of people or objects can be useful when creating interactive projection mapping projects. In TouchDesigner there are various methods to achieve this; This tutorial will introduce you to some common techniques to determine the position of ...

If you're looking to create interactive projects in Touchdesigner this exercise is a great first step. We will cover some of the most important concepts such as gaining data from external sensors and using it to manipulate visuals.  To begin with add a Circle...

Textures and Materials in Spark AR Watch this video which explains the basics of Materials in Spark AR. The texture and materials in Spark AR are similar to textures and materials in other 3D software like Blender, Cinema4D, and Unreal Engine. If certai...

World Effects in Spark AR Watch this video which explains the basics of World Effects in Spark AR. There are multiple different starter templates in Spark AR that make use of world effects. To make your development easier, choose a template that is most...

Programming and Patches in Spark AR The Patch Editor allows you to use visual scripting to program interaction into your AR projects. The Patches in Spark AR have a similar functionality to the nodes in Blender and Unreal Engine. They function like pre-writte...

What is an ATtiny85? ATtiny85 is a 8-bit AVR microcontroller based on AVR enhanced RISC architecture. It has an 8-pin interface (PDIP) and comes in the category of low-power microcontrollers. This microcontroller is designed and manufactured by Microchip. Know...

A simple yet effective method used in interactive projections consist of alternating between two or more visuals. This could be the result of pressing a button or entering an area that's being tracked with a webcam, etc,.    In this brief tutorial we will lo...

Controlling NeoMatrix with Processing This tutorial is a follow-up to the last NeoMatrix animation tutorial. We are using Processing to create images, videos or realtime interaction and push those to an 8x8 Adafruit NeoMatrix. Wiring WarningIf you have a bigg...

When connected with Arduino, Touchdesigner becomes a powerful tool that makes use of external sensors to enhance immersive and interactive experiences. This brief tutorial will walk you through using Firmata, a protocol found both in Arduino IDE and Touchdesig...

Why use MadMapper? MadMapper is a powerful tool for projection mapping, especially when working at large scales — like projecting onto a building facade. Unlike TouchDesigner, MadMapper isn't free, but a 30-day demo version is available. The demo is great for...

This list of resources will keep on growing as we continue to explore Touchdesigner here at LCC. The best way to grow in your visual programming journey is to practice! If you're struggling to get started you could look into daily or weekly coding challenges ...

External sensors can help us integrate 3D notions such as depth within our graphics. In this tutorial we will look into setting up and using Kinect v2 and some of the other sensors available in CTL. Before we begin, it's important to note that unfortunately th...

What is a Hall Effect Sensor? The hall effect sensor is a type of magnetic sensor which can be used for detecting the strength and direction of a magnetic field produced from a permanent magnet or an electromagnet with its output varying in proportion to the s...

What is Retropie? RetroPie allows you to turn your Raspberry Pi into a retro-gaming machine. It builds upon Raspbian, EmulationStation, RetroArch and many other projects to enable you to play your favourite Arcade, home console, and classic PC games with the ...

What is Raspberry Pi? Raspberry Pi is a series of small single-board computers. The Raspberry Pi project originally leaned towards the promotion of teaching basic computer science in schools and developing countries. It is widely used in many areas because of ...

Once your Raspberry Pi is imaged, it is ready to go! We have a more detailed tutorial for imaging the Pi. Now we can move on to configuration when you turn on your Pi for the first time. 1. Power up the Raspberry Pi When you plug in the power supply and all ot...

This Adafruit MAX9814 microphone amplifier allows you to easily detect sound.  There are a total of five connections on this mic, however we will only be using VCC, GND and OUT in our wiring. You can read more about this component here. Wiring  Power (VCC...