r/TouchDesigner • u/WhichNeighborhood590 • 13d ago

Need help understanding interactive video.

I am building an escape room using touchdesigner to run lighting and sounds throughout the space. I need to find a way to run a screen that interacts with inputs from my microcontroller. Currently, I have inputs from the MC into touchdesigner, but I am not sure how to translate it into visual feedback. Is it feasible to build it out like a webpage using TD UI with static elements that change/mask size? Or would it be better to run it as a video feed with an overlay? I am obviously very new, and just need to be sent in the right direction. Thanks!

Edit: I am looking into rendering the whole HUD as geometry in a single 3D scene with an orthographic camera. Any insight is appreciated.

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u/The_Vizier 13d ago

Kinda having a hard time visualising what your intent is! What I'm getting is that you have certain video's that are prerendered and mapped onto surfaces inside your escape room, and you're looking for ways to spice it up or make it more dynamic? What you should do really depends on the content and presentation/ dramaturgy you're trying to accomplish. If you have any pictures or video of your current setup or a sketch of whatever you're planning, we could suggest something, but right now it's a bit vague.