Touch Designer Visuals

For this particular project, I've designed a visual projection in TouchDesigner intended to be shown in a hotel bar. The main aim was to create an image which would be fascinating, yet at the same time not distracting enough to bother the visitors who would be sitting in the bar.

What came out of the project is a warm and cozy image with a low-poly island within a spherical field of moving particles. The project has been created in layers: there are layers of the geometry of the island, particles themselves, edge lighting effect, as well as smooth camera rotation within the scene.

Experimentation plays an integral role in such kind of projects, and at the initial stages, most of my attempts failed because the result turned out either too abstract or looking too uninviting. This required numerous changes in color palette, animation, shapes of islands, and particles. Green appeared to be the primary color, but later, after the test showed that orange and amber were more suitable for the atmosphere of the place.

The experience gained while working on the task helped me progress from just going through TouchDesigner lessons to creating an own visual system. The importance of testing the visuals in the actual environment was highlighted, as colors, lighting, and movement are perceived differently when displayed via a projector compared to a computer monitor.