{"id":13245,"date":"2022-07-15T04:42:03","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T04:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/legend-tony-hawk-teams-up-with-the-sandbox-for-metaverse-skatepark\/"},"modified":"2022-07-15T04:42:03","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T04:42:03","slug":"legend-tony-hawk-teams-up-with-the-sandbox-for-metaverse-skatepark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/legend-tony-hawk-teams-up-with-the-sandbox-for-metaverse-skatepark\/","title":{"rendered":"Legend Tony Hawk Teams Up With The Sandbox For Metaverse Skatepark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A brand new virtual skatepark for the metaverse is born out of a three-way partnership between professional skater Tony Hawk, The Sandbox, and Autograph.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Skateboard legend Tony Hawk shared the news on Twitter on Wednesday<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Skatepark to cover 36 plots of land in The Sandbox<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Users can design their own ramps and challenges<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tony Hawk Reveals \u201cBiggest Skatepark Ever\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Amidst ongoing uncertainties in the crypto markets, the metaverse has not lost out on its appeal. \u00a0Blockchain gaming firm and major player in the world of virtual lands, The Sandbox, has in its latest project teamed up with professional skating legend, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tonyhawk\">Tony Hawk<\/a>, to build the metaverse\u2019s \u201cbiggest virtual skatepark ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was Hawk himself who revealed the partnership to his 4.5 million followers on Twitter, where he shared a video clip detailing the features of the \u201cvirtual skatepark,\u201d dubbed Tony Hawk LAND and is made up of 36 plots of land. Hawk said:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI have been a fan of new technology all of my life \u2013 from the first videogames and home computers with CGI capabilities \u2013 so I am fascinated by the metaverse and excited to bring our culture into the virtual landscape of The Sandbox.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Trip Down Memory Lane<\/p>\n<p>The other partner in the project, NFT marketplace Autograph will design NFTs and avatars based on the pro-skater legend. Which will feature Hawk\u2019s iconic skateboards and other gear bringing fans back to memorable moments in his career, including his skateboards, clothing, etc., from memorable moments in his career.<\/p>\n<p>Dillon Rosenblatt, Co-founder and CEO of Autograph, commented about the partnership with The Sandbox and Tony Hawk:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAt Autograph, we strive to build otherwise impossible experiences for communities of fans, and this is a step towards our goal of connecting them uniquely and at scale to Tony Hawk and each other\u2026We are thrilled to be working with The Sandbox and Tony Hawk on this activation and many others.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Design Your Own Ramp in the Open Metaverse<\/h2>\n<p>Furthermore, the press release said that The Sandbox will make sure that the NFTs will be interoperable in its open metaverse. Players will also be able to design their own ramps and skating challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Sebastien Borget, COO of The Sandbox, said:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere\u2019s no better way to bring skateboarding culture to The Sandbox than by following the example of the greatest skateboarder of all time, whose legacy stretches from the sport and lifestyle\u2019s early days to the present and beyond.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/legend-tony-hawk-teams-up-with-the-sandbox-for-metaverse-skatepark\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org ) A brand new virtual skatepark for the metaverse is born out of a three-way partnership between professional skater Tony Hawk, The Sandbox, and Autograph. Skateboard legend Tony Hawk shared the news on Twitter on Wednesday Skatepark to cover 36 plots of land in The Sandbox Users [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":13246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13245"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}