“He has built an incredible water language that allows water and people to interact and be entertained unlike ever before,” said Bob Ward, co-founder and former senior executive of Universal Studios Parks & Resorts’ creative development team.
WET — which stands for Water Entertainment Technologies — holds about 50 patents. Its inventions include water control valves, air-compression jet devices, underwater lighting and laminar (smooth) stream technology.
The firm came up with underwater nozzle robots called Oarsmen, as well as VirtualWET, a software program that can choreograph water movement based on nozzle settings and wind conditions.
Technology is a tool to an end, says Jim Doyle, a former Hollywood special effects expert who is WET’s director of technical resources.
