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First Elder Puppet

PUPPET • PREVIEW Press Play to start the interactive puppet.

Description

The Village Elder is a concept character being developed for the upcoming third part of The Archer’s Journey. He is imagined as an older figure within the village whose presence can help introduce its history, traditions, and connection to the larger story.

This virtual puppet is an early exploration of how the Elder may move and perform. His walking motion, staff, arm movement, entrances, and exits are being tested as part of the character-development process for the next part of the play.

Here, you can experiment with the Village Elder puppet and explore some of the movement ideas being developed for his future appearance in The Archer’s Journey.

How To Use The Village Elder Puppet

To use the keyboard controls: press P to enter Puppet Mode, then click once inside the Elder puppet window so it receives your keyboard input.

Section	Key	Action
Movement	W A S D	Walk and steer the Village Elder.
	R	Reverse the Elder’s direction.
	1	Perform a dramatic entrance.
	5	Perform a dramatic exit.
Arm	Q	Raise the Elder’s arm.
Arm	E	Lower the Elder’s arm.
Display	0	Vanish or return.
	B	Switch between the background and transparent view.
	M	Hide or show the command box.
	9	Hide or show the bottom text.
	P	Exit Puppet Mode and return to mouse control.

01 Press P to enter Puppet Mode.

02 Click inside the Elder window, then use W A S D to walk and steer.

03 Use Q and E for the arm, and the numbered commands for entrances, exits, and display effects.