TouchDesigner*, created by Derivative, is a popular platform/program used worldwide for interactivity and real-time animations during live performances as well as rendering 3D animation sequences, building mapping, installations and recently, VR work. This article is part 1 of a two-part article in which Audri Phillips explains how the Intel® RealSense™ camera is integrated into and can be used in TouchDesigner*. The demos in Part 1 use the Intel RealSense camera TOP node, and the demos in Part 2 use the CHOP node. Both Part 1 and 2 include animations and downloadable TouchDesigner* files, .toe files, which can be used to follow along.