Tony Hawk opens a skateboard park in the metaverse

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Tony Hawk's Skateboard Park will offer unique experiences to skate enthusiasts from around the world.

Metaverses are attracting the attention of major brands and personalities. Adidas, Snoop Dogg, Warner Music or Playboy They have decided to have a presence in these virtual worlds to offer their users immersive experiences, with dynamics related to NFTs and cryptoassets.

On July 13, Tony Hawk, one of the most famous and recognized skateboarders in the world, announced his partnership with the metaverse The Sandbox to build “the largest virtual skateboard park ever created,” which will be known as “Tony Hawk Land".

The largest skatepark in the world

The park will have an area of ​​36 plots of land, so it is more than enough space to be considered as the largest skatepark in the world.

Tony Hawk's Skate Park in The Sandbox Not only does it aim to be the largest in the world, but it also wants to include a marketplace where users can buy and sell skateboards and accessories as NFTs. The park will also feature a set of tools so players can edit the park and design the circuit of their dreams.

For the moment, There is no official information about when the park will open.On the other hand, it is expected to be a great initiative, since the skater starred in a series of video games that managed to raise more than 1.400 billion dollars, and also has a large number of skate parks and skating routes to his name.

“I’ve always been a fan of new technologies, dating back to the first video games and home computers with CGI capabilities, so I’m fascinated by the metaverse and excited to bring our culture into the virtual landscape of The Sandbox,” says Tony Hawk himself.

NFT boards, t-shirts and accessories

Autograph, a plataform dedicated to the design of NFTs related to brands, will be in charge of designing the merchandising, skateboards and all the accessories that will be on sale in the metaverse.

Among the accessories that we will find are the iconic boards, accessories and clothing that he wore during the 1999 X Games, when he performed his legendary 900-degree spin, considered the greatest achievement in the history of skateboarding.

With this partnership, more than 300 renowned artists, brands and companies have now joined the different metaverses.

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