This Wednesday the famous professional skater Tony Hawk announced his plans to build “the largest skate park in the metaverse” thanks to a partnership with the virtual world The Sandbox and the company of NFT’s Autograph. This new Skate Park will be named Tony Hawk Land and would seek to mimic the feel of an amusement park.
Tony Hawk is considered the best skater in the world and has been present in the video game industry since the 90s, but he made a big comeback with the remake of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 that arrived in September 2020. Unfortunately Activision canceled Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4, but the skater does not plan to retire from the video game industry just yet.
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Tony Hawk’s new skate park is being built in the virtual universe of The Sandbox and runs on the Ethereum blockchain, which would allow users to trade cryptocurrency for parcels of virtual land, as well as monetize by trading in-game items made NFTs.
It was also announced that the Autograph company will create Non-Fungible Tokens based on Tony Hawk and his skateboards, equipment and appearance, which will consist of voxel-like 3D models with in-game functionality, seeking to add utility and value to their owners.” .
Through a statement, Tony Hawk said he had been a fan of new technologies all his life, since the first video games and computers with CGI capabilities emerged, “so I am fascinated with the metaverse, and excited to bring our culture to the virtual landscape. from The Sandbox”.
The company in charge of the virtual world of The Sandbox has more than 300 partnerships with other companies, including Ubisoft, The Walking Dead, Snoop Dogg, Adidas, Deadmau5, The Smurfs, Care Bears and Atari.