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VR will not replace skating
Tony Hawk busts out his 360-degree loop in Vista Sunday
Tony Hawk: “I always got hurt somehow."
On August 26, former skateboard champion Tony Hawk busted out his 360-degree loop to give a few young skateboarders a chance to demo it — by his headquarters in Vista.
Video:
Tony Hawk demo of 360 at TJ bullring
Birdhouse video
The loop resembles that of a roller coaster but the difference is that the skateboarders fall straight down if they cannot make it around the 16-foot-tall inverted track. The drop-in is a 14-foot drop that provides the skaters with about 13 mph of momentum which is the “best speed” to get around this particular loop.
Lizzie Armanto: “I’m open to criticism."
“I always got hurt somehow along the way of learning it,” said 50-year-old Hawk.
The first time Hawk pulled off the 360-degree loop was in 1998 for a Birdhouse video that was filmed at the bullring in Tijuana.
On Sunday, Lizzie Armanto from Santa Monica successfully rode her Birdhouse skateboard around the 360-degree loop; she was the first girl ever to pull it off and this was her first attempt.
“I’m open to criticism and listening and watching how others [were] trying it,” she said.
Jeromy Green. The crowd “went bananas.”
Armanto pulled off her ride towards the tail-end of the session when the eight virtual reality cameras around the loop had stopped filming.
The skate session/challenge was an action-sports testbed for NextVR, a virtual reality broadcast platform based out of Newport Beach.
Collin: "The fright factor is unreal."
In order for the fans to watch the 3D stereoscopic broadcast, they have to 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 also required.
“VR will bring the worldwide audience closer to the real experience of being there in Vista,” Rebekka Strand said. “They will get to know the athletes better and see how much they go through to achieve their goals.”
Strand, a 26-year-old skateboarder, was here filming her fiance Jeromy Green from Jamul. “I told him not to hurt himself and to do what felt right, no matter the pressure of the moment.”
Green dropped in, made it around the loop, and exited — without falling; the crowd “went bananas” and then confetti was dispersed.
“I was terrified and ecstatic at the same time,” Strand said.
After Green’s successful run, Charlie Blair from Fullerton also successfully skated the loop.
Collin, 23, has been skating for 12 years and works at Overload in North Park. He and his buddies saw the virtual reality footage. “VR will not replace skating, but it opens your eyes up more.” he said. “Regarding the loop, the fright factor is unreal. The hard part is rolling up to it and being upside down; it’s a huge mental thing and it’s a natural reaction for you to just want to jump off. I’ve seen pros going for it and completely like fall really bad.”
Here's something you might be interested in.
VR will not replace skating
Tony Hawk busts out his 360-degree loop in Vista Sunday
VR will not replace skating
Tony Hawk busts out his 360-degree loop in Vista Sunday
Tony Hawk: “I always got hurt somehow."
On August 26, former skateboard champion Tony Hawk busted out his 360-degree loop to give a few young skateboarders a chance to demo it — by his headquarters in Vista.
Video:
Tony Hawk demo of 360 at TJ bullring
Birdhouse video
The loop resembles that of a roller coaster but the difference is that the skateboarders fall straight down if they cannot make it around the 16-foot-tall inverted track. The drop-in is a 14-foot drop that provides the skaters with about 13 mph of momentum which is the “best speed” to get around this particular loop.
Lizzie Armanto: “I’m open to criticism."
“I always got hurt somehow along the way of learning it,” said 50-year-old Hawk.
The first time Hawk pulled off the 360-degree loop was in 1998 for a Birdhouse video that was filmed at the bullring in Tijuana.
On Sunday, Lizzie Armanto from Santa Monica successfully rode her Birdhouse skateboard around the 360-degree loop; she was the first girl ever to pull it off and this was her first attempt.
“I’m open to criticism and listening and watching how others [were] trying it,” she said.
Jeromy Green. The crowd “went bananas.”
Armanto pulled off her ride towards the tail-end of the session when the eight virtual reality cameras around the loop had stopped filming.
The skate session/challenge was an action-sports testbed for NextVR, a virtual reality broadcast platform based out of Newport Beach.
Collin: "The fright factor is unreal."
In order for the fans to watch the 3D stereoscopic broadcast, they have to 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 also required.
“VR will bring the worldwide audience closer to the real experience of being there in Vista,” Rebekka Strand said. “They will get to know the athletes better and see how much they go through to achieve their goals.”
Strand, a 26-year-old skateboarder, was here filming her fiance Jeromy Green from Jamul. “I told him not to hurt himself and to do what felt right, no matter the pressure of the moment.”
Green dropped in, made it around the loop, and exited — without falling; the crowd “went bananas” and then confetti was dispersed.
“I was terrified and ecstatic at the same time,” Strand said.
After Green’s successful run, Charlie Blair from Fullerton also successfully skated the loop.
Collin, 23, has been skating for 12 years and works at Overload in North Park. He and his buddies saw the virtual reality footage. “VR will not replace skating, but it opens your eyes up more.” he said. “Regarding the loop, the fright factor is unreal. The hard part is rolling up to it and being upside down; it’s a huge mental thing and it’s a natural reaction for you to just want to jump off. I’ve seen pros going for it and completely like fall really bad.”
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