TouchDesigner projects
- Lexus A-Un, Milan Design Week, 2025: Real-time butterfly visuals programmed in TouchDesigner and driven by biometric input from Aircord’s system, projected on a structure woven from 35 kilometres of thread.
- Morph Rooftop Bar, Kempinski Hangzhou, 2019: Approximately 2,000 metres of addressable LED across three zones of a 700 m² rooftop venue, with ambient, event and sound-reactive states programmed in TouchDesigner.
Inputs, logic and outputs
An interactive system needs to know which state it is in, what each input means and which output should follow. We develop that logic alongside the visuals, so the experience can be tested as a complete chain.
TouchDesigner work can include sensor input, real-time rendering, media playback and communication with lighting or control systems. The structure follows the installation’s requirements and the interfaces it needs to share with other software.
Full applications or a defined layer
Refractiv can create an application or take responsibility for a specific visual or integration layer. Scope may include tracking and coordinate mapping, generative content, external media and 3D assets, experience sequencing, output configuration and operator controls.
At Lexus A-Un, Refractiv developed the butterfly visual behaviour in TouchDesigner within Aircord’s wider system. Aircord’s system supplied the biometric input that drove it.
Startup, status and recovery
The operating logic needs to account for startup, missing input, state changes and recovery. Visible status and clear configuration help technical teams identify where a problem occurs.
We use working prototypes to test the requested behaviour with the intended inputs and outputs. Hardware, software versions, resolution and performance requirements are established for the specific project.
Starting a TouchDesigner project
For an existing build, share the intended behaviour, current setup and the problem or missing layer. For a new installation, an experience brief and proposed equipment are enough to begin defining the interfaces. Handover, maintenance access and any continuing support are agreed as part of the scope.