Waco

Waco, a snarky pool shark humanoid, is an interactive sculpture featured in Radio Tave, Meow Wolf's 5th permanent exhibition. Connected to a nearby pool table, Waco makes sassy remarks in response to players' pool shots.

I led the technical design of this sculpture, developing a robust armature in Fusion360 to provide optimal support for the artist's sculpting process. Throughout the design process I seamlessly integrated tech components, prioritized maintenance accessibility, and optimized for efficient fabrication.

I first sculpted the character in Blender using the provided concept art by the creative director. With the sculptor, we posed the my rigged Blender model to hone in on the desired posture. I used the resulting Blender mesh model to define the geometry of my armature. I designed in movable joints in the armature so the sculptor could precisely position limbs during the sculpting process.