Helder Lopes Email & Phone Number

Limassol, Limassol, Cy

Cyprus

Continued my responsibilities with the Art team, but this time focusing on an even more strategic level and working with team leads so we keep evolving, reinventing, and growing the teams to achieve great art and great games. Took over the Video Content team with the strategic goal of rethinking the existing portfolio, reshaping what and how we will do the next ones, and pushing what video content can mean to the Talking Tom and Friends IP. In the end, focusing on creating memorable experiences for our audience.I’m also responsible for the vision and strategy for Games and Entertainment R&D workgroups to make sure we create the foundations for the next successes of Outfit7 both in the Talking and Tom & Friends franchise as well as in other New IPs.More recently, an exciting part of R&D has been exploring how we can use Machine Learning and AI tools for internal workflow improvements as well as the possibilities of using them in products in the near future.

Cyprus

Responsible for leading and managing the Art team through the team leads (UI, 3D, Animation, VFX, etc) as well as growing our efficiency with external partners and keeping a good work-life balance in the team while growing the team sustainably for the long term.As the ultimate responsible for the art team, l worked with the team leads on how they grow their own teams, spotting emerging talent, working on production plans with leads to transfer knowledge, people plans, etc.. always looking for better ways and to be present and lead by example.Worked with the other executive leadership team members on the company’s future (long-term goals, games, content, people plans, etc) with company-wide and long-term implications, always keeping in mind where we should go next as a team and as a company, as well as where our strengths stand.I had the pleasure and challenge of working as VP Supervision on almost all of our major flagship games, like My Talking Tom 2 as well as My Talking Tom & Friends games, being a neutral but quite active link between the Product, Art, and Tech teams so that we could make the best product we could, so millions could enjoy them in the years to come.

Slovenia

Responsible for leading and managing the in-house Animation team (as well as a team of freelancers) to make sure we had the best animation quality within the deadlines, as well as facilitating their career growth and development.I was responsible for the animation quality standard, setting the animation architecture of the game, briefing and reviewing animator deliverables, as well as game engine implementation with animation state machines in collaboration with developers. From the animation supervision of a TV series through the pre-rendered Talking Tom Cat relaunch to the intense but awesome experience of making Talking Tom Gold Run come to life, I’m pleased to have pushed the level of polish both in terms of animation as well as gameplay implementation, something we could all be proud of.

Slovenia

I worked on a few updates for the flagship games at the time (My Talking Tom, My Talking Angela), making sure the quality standard was high, and briefed and reviewed some freelancer deliverables to make sure the deadlines were met.I was responsible for setting the animation architecture of the new games, briefing and reviewing animator deliverables, as well as game engine implementation with animation state machines in collaboration with developers.

Slovenia

I worked as an animator on multiple mobile games, setting up the animation state machines and working with developers on smooth integration and gameplay. I also worked on a few prototypes, preparing rigs, animation, and implementation in the engine.Worked as well on a casino virtual dealer game, using a realistic human character and motion capture animation.

Sheffield, United Kingdom

I worked as an animator on multiple 4D short films (11m) as well as stereoscopic 3D ride films (4m) for theme parks all over the world. Besides character animation, for some of the later films I was doing layout and stereoscopic setup as well.

Porto Area, Portugal

Creating Character Animations for Under Siege, a PSN title for PlayStation 3

Porto Area, Portugal

Creating character Animations for Under Siege, a PSN title for PlayStation 3

Portugal

As a part of the school program, I worked as an intern on client websites using good old Flash, HTML, and MySQL.

Portugal

As a part of the school program, I worked as an intern on client websites using good old Flash, HTML, and MySQL.

Advanced Character Animation

Ba, Design Multimédia