Cool Display for Riot Games

[JonnyMac]

Here's another cool display built by our friends at Alliance Studio (Steve Wang's team) for Riot Games "League of Legends."

This uses an HC-8+ as a custom-programmed DMX master. Several cogs are used to animate the smoldering trees and fire effects. It's on display at PAX West in Seattle this weekend.

[JonnyMac]

Just found this picture on Steve Wang's Facebook page -- this is the team he assembled to build the display.

For those wondering, everything was sculpted from the ground up: each tree, Annie, and Tibbers. More than 4000 pounds of WED clay was used just for Tibbers, probably another 1000 for the trees and Annie. That's a lot of clay. The mold for Tibbers is immensely complicated as the arms and head come off for transport. Funny thing, though: the fiberglass shell for Tibbers only weighted about 70 pounds -- before fur, silicone, wiring, etc.

[Jeff Haas]

Another amazing job.  Hope to see a video.

What happens to these displays when the convention is over?  Does Riot Games it have a huge lobby?

[JonnyMac]

My understanding is that they are stored in a warehouse in Las Vegas.

Steve's shop has also done a lot of work for Blizzard (we have HC-8+s in those, too), and Blizzard does in fact have a lobby where these things are on display.