i dont even know what we're supposed to say on Trans Day of Remembrance anymore. we keep losing so many and they are determined to make us lose more. we keep being told to hold onto hope but fuck me im in a civil rights dispute RIGHT NOW. we'll fight but fuck me it's hard not to feel alone

It's been difficult to get anything past my "is it good enough to post?" filter recently. But sometimes a displaced surface with a noise pattern is ok. #raytk #touchdesigner

I've spent my life chasing the creative flow state. So often it's just out of reach, but sometimes it just switches on, which is nice. 🐢

We can always use more rainbows. Except if we hit maximum capacity at which point we might need to start compressing them so we can fit more. #touchdesigner #raytk

Sometimes I get in the right state to add new stuff and sometimes I just trace and outline what's already there. It's sort of nice to be able to keep momentum without inspiration. Until I run out of stuff to trace. 😐

New video is out! Using the latest TouchDesigner release is fun and exciting but it's not always a good idea. Learn about how to make sure you're using the right version to avoid breaking projects and having to buy unnecessary licenses. youtu.be/GQqa0WuFqUk #touchdesigner

No comment. Just orb. #touchdesigner #raytk

Trying out rebuilding my really old projects with pops #touchdesigner #tdpops

Apparently YouTube view counts can decrease. Maybe it's when Google detects that people have forgotten what they watched?

This one's from 2016, well into my grey scale era, which sort of continues to this day though sometimes I do colors now #painting

My next video is going to be about #TouchDesigner versions and how to avoid breaking your projects or having to buy new licenses

I just saw a drunk man argue with a robot. 2025!!!!

I've been getting into spectral color fields. They've got so many colors, and spectra. Some additional clever commentary on what is essentially just a grid with some rainbow stuff. #raytk #touchdesigner #raymarching #rainbow

Kind of like chromatophores but with less fluid. 🐙🦑 #touchdesigner

Go fuck yourself

The Artist / Developer Spectrum video is now out for public release! TouchDesigner users tend to fall into a spectrum from Artist to Developer. Each style has advantages and disadvantages. The trick is to combine elements of both! #touchdesigner www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1S5...

The sheer volume of art I've created and never shown anyone is staggering. Not saying it's any good but there is a lot of it.

Does the concept of dog whistle communication still work anymore? We can just search for any obscure word or symbol and find a thousand reddit posts about it. Asking for a friend

There are conditions where I can spend hours editing video of myself. But mostly it's super weird.

I'm not sure I can reliably produce dailies, but maybe like biweeklies of a continuous series of TouchDesigner experiments. It would be a good structure to keep some sort of creativity flowing. Right now so much of what I'm doing is building systems and tools, which I love. But it's different.

I can’t wait….

My next video is out for early access on Patreon! TouchDesigner users tend to fall into a spectrum from Artist to Developer. Each style has advantages and disadvantages. The trick is to combine elements of both! www.patreon.com/posts/142213... #touchdesigner

the reality is trump is definitely without a doubt going to try to install himself as president again in 2028 and the reason no one in the media is really saying that or taking him on when they say that is they know it’s probably over a 50% chance of it working and they want to be on his good side

From 2018, which is apparently 7 years ago which is bizarre. I was really into the "plexus" technique for a long time. This version used a geometry shader to generate the lines. With pops it's much simpler to set up. Might be time to revisit those old projects. #touchdesigner #realtime #visuals

Somewhere in this UI is a tiny button indicating whether the currently playing track is a 'favorite'. To whom it may concern at Apple, that button is like 2 mm on my 23" monitor. You can do better.

Apparently people actually like my latest video (way more than most of my other content)! ☺️☺️☺️☺️☺️ I am become influencer? 🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠

I love the moment where your code just starts doing the thing it's supposed to do

Gotta remember to stick in some rainbow spectrum stuff once in a while. #raytk #raymarching #touchdesigner

People wonder why I'm so insistent on 100% consistent, logical, and accurate naming of files and related stuff. It's because when you don't do that I have to clean up after you. Because similar doesn't count for code that's looking for things by name.

The next time someone responds to my specific questions with 7 files of chatgpt vomit, I'll... Be angy about it. Loudly.

also maybe a per-email fee?

i think i won youtube!

Can I add a clause to contracts that says that if the client annoys me I get paid more? Asking for a friend

Gestural interfaces have trained me to just sort of paw at devices when I want them to do or stop doing stuff. Sometimes it works. Sometimes I'm just tapping a piece of plastic that knows nothing of my desires.

This was a test for a recent installation with @immerse.studio. And yes it's horizontal. And I don't feel like recapturing it. Rotate your phone I guess. Or don't. Or maybe shake it a bit. Also @bsky.app FIX YOUR VIDEO COMPRESSION! #touchdesigner #realtime #interactiveart

Anyone got metroidvania suggestions? Need another thing to sink way too much time into 🫠

There's something about large codebases that gives me an urge to modify and restructure and expand. I love TouchDesigner dearly but it's a different experience.

I've made this scene before. I will make it again, slightly differently. We can call this refinement. Or redundancy. 😐 #raytk #touchdesigner #visuals

Finished the script for my Artist/Developer Spectrum video! Plus I have a fun gimmick to add I just need to swap in a better camera

Made a recap video for Venice afterburn 🔥 I really missed putting interactive art in front of people and watching them enjoy it ☺️ I'm not sure why I went so long without doing that... 🤷‍♀️ #touchdesigner @immersestudio.bsky.social

Rest in peace, Miss Major. We will carry the bricks forward.

I need to figure out a better codec setup for rendering out of #TouchDesigner. There are tons of options in the "amazing but huge" category. But it seems like most of the other options are pretty bad quality. Of course none of that really matters because bluesky destroys video

New video is out on patreon! Plus it has a nice provocative thumbnail message! Engagement go! patreon.com/tekt #touchdesigner

It's basically just a torus with some shading but I like the color.

I'm starting to realize like 60% of my attributes and behaviors are just standard ADHD

I'll be showing an interactive piece/ performing Saturday in Venice! vipsocio.com/event/artoon... #touchdesigner #vj

It just keeps happening. We know why. We have treatment that could have saved her. We know how to solve this problem. And it just keeps happening.

Having supportive friends is amazing. Yep.