Aslak Helgesen comes from a background in hand-drawn animation, and has built and performed physical puppets on stage. He moved into animating characters for games in 2012 and has since worked on games like Teslagrad, Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth and Knuckle Jet.
In this masterclass Aslak will show how he brings the look of traditional animation into games and how to let your audience be the puppeteers of your characters. In Teslagrad the simple act of moving the character's head up and down let some players express themselves through the game. Small gestures and expressions that the audience can discover and play around with let them connect with your characters in a way that is unique to games.