TEKKA: TouchDesigner Beginner Workshop

This full day in-person beginner workshop will focus on TouchDesigner fundamentals to give you a great base of knowledge to kickoff your learning journey in TouchDesigner. Ben Voigt from Derivative will be your instructor for the workshop.

Beginner level require no previous knowledge of TouchDesigner, however, we ask that you have installed and confirmed TouchDesigner is running smoothly on your computer well before the workshop begins, making sure your system meets the minimum requirements linked below.

Optionally you can also prepare for the workshop by reviewing some of the TouchDesigner Fundamentals Course, this will give you some familiarity with navigating TouchDesigner's interface allowing you to focus on content creation in class.

Topics (subject to change)
• Introduction to the interface
• How to work with data in TouchDesigner
• Image, video, and compositing
• Audio reactive visualization
• Creating interactive controls and logic
• Outputting to displays and projectors

Workshop Fee:

*Limited quantity. 
 **Student Bookings (limited quantity) – Please WhatsApp us at +6018 227 7212 with the necessary details (name, student’s ID / IC, school name & department, phone and email for verification).  
Online Purchase: https://www.cloudjoi.com/
No phone sales and over the counter sales. E-tickets only.
Enquiry: WhatsApp / Call +6018 227 7212

Requirements
Skill level: This workshop is for those who have used TouchDesigner or equivalent less than 1 year.

This workshop is hands-on and active participants are required to bring:
i) Windows laptop with Nvidia or AMD GPU, or MacBook 2020 or newer (System Requirement)
ii) TouchDesigner 2025 is required - Download here. Please confirm you can run TouchDesigner 2025 before signing up for the workshop.
iii) Mouse with 2-buttons and scroll wheel is required.

Please note:
• Please arrive at least 15 minutes early for registration.
• There will be no replacement class for absentees.
• The workshop fee is non-refundable.
• In the event that the workshop does not commence, the organiser will refund the fee fully to the participant.
• Please ensure that you have read the workshop requirements stated before completing your purchase. No refunds will be entertained.  

Ben Voigt / Instructor
Ben Voigt is Product Manager at Derivative where he designs, develops, and deploys TouchDesigner as part of the R&D team. Ben also spends much of his time on education and support to forward people's understanding of TouchDesigner. With a background in Computer Science at the University of Toronto, he later found his passion for visuals through film, visual effects, and games. TouchDesigner’s hybrid of art and technology and the opportunity to work with artists and engineers keeps him engaged with the TouchDesigner community wherever he goes.

About TEKKA
TEKKA is Kuala Lumpur’s platform for audiovisual culture, a space where sound, light, and systems converge. Rooted in Malaysia and connected to global frequencies, TEKKA invites audiences into a living interface where art, technology, and the human signal meet.

This inaugural edition marks a new chapter for the city’s creative landscape, a dialogue between the tactile and the virtual, rhythm and reflection. Whether you’re discovering audiovisual art for the first time or are already part of the scene, TEKKA invites you to experience how sound and image can move, shift, and reimagine the world around us.

The festival is presented by RHIZO in collaboration with klpac, with support from The Japan Foundation Kuala Lumpur, Chirpybird, National Culture & Arts Foundation (Taiwan), Blackbody Emission and Derivative, with Fluid Noise as programme partner. TEKKA also marks the finale of klpac’s 20th anniversary series.

IG: @tekka.my

What's On @ TEKKA
19 - 21 Dec 2025 (Fri - Sun): TEKKA: Audiovisual Performance
19 Dec 2025 (Fri): TEKKA: TouchDesigner Beginner Workshop with Ben Voigt
20 Dec 2025 (Sat): TEKKA: TouchDesigner Intermediate Workshop with Ben Voigt & Yea
21 Dec 2025 (Sun): TEKKA / DIALOG (Coming Soon)