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Decades-old skateboarding trick mixes with virtual reality
Hawk will be rampside to provide commentary and coaching while Corbin Harris does play-by-play for Tony Hawk's Loop Challenge.
The only way to watch will be in virtual reality. Fans can download the free NextVR app from the stores associated with Oculus Go, PlayStation VR, HTC VIVE Pro, HTC VIVE, Windows Mixed Reality, Gear VR, and Google Daydream. A virtual reality headset is required.
This is the first foray into action sports for leading VR broadcast platform NextVR, based in Newport Beach. NextVR will place eight VR cameras along The Loop for the 3D stereoscopic broadcast. Fans will be fully immersed when they're placed at the drop-in and at the peak of the loop.
Skating The Loop — which mirrors the look of a Hot Wheels loop — is similar to a Gravitron ride, with skaters gaining enough momentum to stick to the track. The drop-in is 14 feet tall and the complete track is 16 feet long. The height of the top of the ramp will have skaters going approximately 13 mph, the perfect speed to complete the challenge.