Volker Helzle (DE) is in charge of Research & Development at the Animationsinstitut of the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. After graduating from Stuttgart Media University in 2000, he moved to California and worked at Eyematic Interfaces. In 2003 he joined the Filmakademie to supervise Research & Innovation. He is the senior lecturer for the Technical Director course and FMX program consultant. In 2013 Volker received an honorary professorship at the Filmakademie. Being a C-64 kid of the 80ties, Volker’s life was strongly influenced by video games and early computer graphics. To this day he is a passionate gamer but also finds interest in analog activities like mountain hiking, gardening or yoga.