Torin
Blankensmith
Torin is a Creative Technologist, Educator, and Real-Time Graphics Artist specializing in creating restorative mixed-reality installations and interactive experiences. As Associate Director of Technology at Studio Elsewhere, he crafts immersive environments for medical staff, patients, and children in clinical settings. Torin has taught courses at The New School on advanced creative coding, interactive and immersive environments with TouchDesigner, and adaptive technology. Focusing on open-source creative tools, Torin, alongside Peter Whidden, co-created Shader Park - a library for developing shaders using JavaScript. He also co-created an open-source plugin with Dom Scott porting MediaPipe's task visions to TouchDesigner. Collaborations throughout Torin's career have involved clients like The Google Creative Lab, Mt. Sinai Hospital, and The Nobel Foundation.