Tony Hawk Enters Metaverse With The Sandbox’s Creation of Virtual Skatepark

The Sandbox is creating Tony Hawk LAND, a 6×6 virtual skatepark that will put the legendary skateboarder in the metaverse for the first time.

The partnership between the decentralized virtual gaming world The Sandbox and Tony Hawk Inc. not only unveils what’s believed to be the largest virtual skatepark ever made, but also includes non-fungible tokens. Tom Brady’s startup, Autograph, will design high-fidelity Tony Hawk-avatar NFTs based on his memorabilia, such as the skateboard Hawk used to execute the 900 at the 1999 X Games.

Courtesy of the Sandbox—which markets itself as part virtual real estate, part amusement park—the Tony Hawk NFTs will be interoperable in the open metaverse, which will transform the avatars into 3D voxel types for in-game usage. Autograph will create NFTs based on Tony Hawk and his skateboards, equipment and apparel.

I have been a fan of new technology all of my life – from the first videogames and home computers with CGI capabilities – so I am fascinated by the metaverse, and excited to bring our culture into the landscape,” explained Tony Hawk.

Animoca Brand’s The Sandbox proceeds to persuade the awareness of collectors and celebrities also. Presently the metaverse outlet has seen over 300 collaborative actions with fame and names like Paris Hilton, Snoop Dogg, Gucci, etc.