Tony Hawk, saat interview di CNET. Mengatakan bahwa saat ini ia tengah mengembangkat sebuah game skateboard nya yang terbaru dan lebih realistis dari sebelumnya.

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Q: Explain the Regift Fruit Cake?
Hawk: Through PayPal and Facebook we're raising awareness of charities and making it possible to spread the word to your friends by sending little videos created by celebrities and athletes, with each of them representing their own charities or the charities that interest them. Hawk: Through PayPal and Facebook we're raising awareness of charitable organizations and making it possible to spread the word to your friends by sending little videos created by celebrities and athletes, with each of them representing their own charitable organizations or the charitable organizations that interest them. The idea is that you receive a video and you pass it on and you donate in the process. The idea is that you receive a video and you pass it on and you donate in the process. It's the same idea as when you get a fruitcake for Christmas and you end up giving it away because it's not going to go bad, so to speak. It's the same idea as when you get a fruit cake for Christmas and you end up giving it away because it's not going to go bad, so to speak.

These are viral videos? These are viral videos?
Hawk: They are and each one directs you to a specific charity or cause, and on Facebook and on regifitthefruitcake.com site you can track them and find out how many times they've been sent. Hawk: They are and each one directs you to a specific charity or cause, and on and on Facebook regifitthefruitcake.com site you can track them and find out how many times They been sent.

Are you involved in other kinds of viral or social media? Are you involved in other kinds of viral or social media?
Hawk: I have a Web site called shredordie.com, which is focused on action sports and action sports videos and kids uploading user-generated content. Hawk: I have a Web site called shredordie.com, which is focused on action sports and action sports videos and kids uploading user-generated content. I do a lot of celebrity interviews there, with guys like Lance Armstrong, and Michael Phelps, and Jack Black. I do a lot of celebrity interviews there, with guys like Lance Armstrong, and Michael Phelps, and Jack Black.

How important is the user-generated content? How important is the user-generated content?
Hawk: That's the meat of it. Hawk: That's the meat of it. We want kids to come and upload and show off their stuff. We want kids to come and upload and show off their stuff. It's also a hub for companies looking for talent to sponsor. It's also a hub for companies looking for talent to sponsor.

You describe yourself as a proud computer geek. You describe yourself as a proud computer geek. How so? How so?
Hawk: Well, beyond shooting my own video clips, editing them, and doing all the effects, I've been into computers since I was a kid. Hawk: Well, beyond shooting my own video clips, editing them, and doing all the effects, I've been into computers since I was a kid. I bought the first Amiga when it came out and then graduated to Macintoshes when I could afford one. I bought the first Amiga when it came out and then graduated to Macintoshes when I could afford one.

Mac or PC today? Mac or PC today?
Hawk: Mac. Hawk: Mac.

What is your computer set up? What is your computer set up?
Hawk: I've got a dual-processor desktop, an iMac in my office and the newest MacBook. Hawk: I've got a dual-processor desktop, an iMac in my office and the newest MacBook. Not the MacBook Air, because I wanted a hard drive. Not the MacBook Air, because I wanted a hard drive.

Do you have an iPhone? Do you have an iPhone?
Hawk: I have an iPod Touch. Hawk: I have an iPod Touch.

What are your favorite apps? What are your favorite apps?
Hawk: You know, I'm afraid to admit it, but I play a lot of Yahtzee Adventures . Hawk: You know, I'm afraid to ADMIT it, but I play a lot of Yahtzee Adventures. My kids love Line Rider , and I play poker and blackjack and Scrabble . My kids love Line Rider, and I play poker and blackjack and Scrabble.

It seems like the iPhone, because of its accelerometer, would be good for skateboarding games? It seems like the iPhone, because of its Accelerometers meters, would be good for skateboarding games?
Hawk: You're absolutely right. Hawk: You're absolutely right. I wish I could say more about that, but let's just say that we're going to incorporate that technology into our next game. I wish I could say more about that, but let's just say that we're going to Incorporate that technology into our next game.

So there will be a Tony Hawk iPhone game? So there will be a Tony Hawk game iPhone?
Hawk: Not iPhone. Hawk: Not iPhone.

Will it be for PS3 or Wii? Will it be for PS3 or Wii?
Hawk: The next game we're doing is for consoles, which will be next year. Hawk: The next game we're doing is for consoles, which will be next year. I get in trouble when I say too much about it, but you're on the right track. I get in trouble when I say too much about it, but you're on the right track.

How do you work with Activision on the making of one of your video games? How do you work with Activision on the making of one of your video games?
Hawk: I play it. Hawk: I play it. Basically, we start with an idea and then we start creating it. Basically, we start with an idea and then we start creating it. I'm there every step of the way so that nothing gets decided before it's too late, including things like characters and locations and tricks and challenges. I'm there every step of the way so that nothing gets decided before it's too late, including things like characters and locations and tricks and challenges. I've actually always been there throughout the process, playing it and making suggestions and just keeping it authentic, because that's the most important thing to me. I've actually always been there throughout the process, playing it and making suggestions and just keeping it authentic, because that's the most important thing to me.

How much of challenge is it to keep the games true to skateboarding? How much or challenge it is to keep the games true to skateboarding?
Hawk: That's the thing. Hawk: That's the thing. When I'm there, it's pretty instinctual. When I'm there, it's pretty instinctual. It's actually quite easy because if I see something, I intuitively know if it's legitimate or not, as opposed to seeing it after the fact and going, 'Well, maybe that works.' It's actually quite easy because if I see something, I intuitively know if it's legitimate or not, as opposed to seeing it after the fact and going, 'Well, maybe that works. " I go with my gut feeling on all of it. I go with my gut feeling on all of it.

Can you describe something that would feel legitimate to you versus something that wouldn't? Can you describe something that would feel legitimate to you versus something that would not?
Hawk: This is something we're working on in our new game. Hawk: This is something we're working on in our new game. If you're grinding on something, let's say it's a ledge or a rail, and the board is doing it a certain way, that would be a different trick. If you're grinding on something, let's say it's a Ledge or a rail, and the board is doing it a certain way, that would be a different trick. And some of the challenges that we're running into with the new game we're developing are, let's say, the guy is doing a certain grind and he wants to change to another grind. And some of the challenges that we're running into with the new game we're developing are, let's say, the guy is doing a certain gravel and he wants to change to another gravel. The body positioning can't be the same. The body positioning can not be the same. Every grind has a signature body position that you have to get into and that's crucial to keeping it authentic. Every gravel has a signature body position that you have to get into and that's crucial to keeping it authentic. So you can't just have this guy standing there, just balancing his arms, and suddenly his board goes into a different kind of grind or slide. So you can not just have this guy standing there, just balancing his arms, and suddenly his board goes into a different child or gravel or slide. The real skaters just know that's not real. The real skaters just know that's not real.

So it's important that you be there to help the developers get that right? So it's important that you be there to help the developers get that right?
Hawk: Yeah, literally last week, that's the exact thing I did. Hawk: Yeah, literally last week, that's the exact thing I did. I had a meeting with them and I was talking about how this one grind didn't look right. I had a meeting with them and I was talking about how this one gravel did not look right. And then they said, 'What would it look like?' And then they said, 'What would it look like? " I have a little skate park in my office, and I said, 'Let's go out here,' and we did it, and they shot video for reference and they had it. I have a little skate park in my office, and I said, 'Let's go out here,' and we did it, and they shot video for reference and they had it.

Over the years, how has the process changed for you in terms of your involvement with the development of the games? Over the years, how has the process changed for you in terms of your involvement with the development of the games?
Hawk: Up until recently, it was easier because the whole development team was familiar with skating. Hawk: Up until recently, it was easier because the whole development team was familiar with skating. They'd been working on skating games for nearly 10 years, so it wasn't like I had to explain what a switch-crook (a skating move) looks like. They'd been working on skating games for nearly 10 years, so it was not like I had to explain what a switch-Crook (a skating move) looks like. They'd just know. They'd just know. So it got a little bit easier, and I became more of an overseer and approving certain aspects of it. So it got a little bit easier, and I became more of an over seer and approving certain aspects of it. Now, I don't want to say we're starting from zero, but we are rebuilding the whole game, so I'm back to being fully immersed at every step of the way so I can make sure it's authentic when it comes out. Now, I do not want to say we're starting from zero, but we are Rebuilding the whole game, so I'm back to being fully immersed at every step of the way so I can make sure it's authentic when it comes out .

But you're not doing any of the development yourself? But you're not doing any of the development yourself?
Hawk: No, I don't write code. Hawk: No, I do not write code.

How has technology changed skateboarding? How has technology changed skateboarding?
Hawk: I think the biggest change is the speed of information and how it travels and how widespread it travels. Hawk: I think the biggest change is the speed of information and how it travels and how wide spread it travels. When you've got videos up on Web sites that are literally shot the same day, the whole skate community knows right away when new tricks are invented, or new techniques are available. When you've got videos up on Web sites that are literally shot the same day, the whole skating community knows right away when new tricks are invented, or new techniques are available. Before, it was only through skate magazines, which would come out months after the fact and weren't nearly as widespread. Before, it was only through skateboarding magazines, which would come out months after the fact and were not nearly as wide spread. So I feel like there is this sort of global evolution of skating now, whereas before it was very confined to say, Southern California, or just certain parts of the country. So I feel like there is this sort of global evolution of skating now, whereas before it was very Confined to say, Southern California, or just certain parts of the country.

So new moves are spreading right away? So new moves are spreading right away?
Hawk: A kid in Italy or in Australia can go out and be inspired to learn a brand-new move the same day, and that evolves skating globally as opposed to just in certain geographic areas. Hawk: A kid in Italy or in Australia can go out and be inspired to learn a brand-new move the same day, and that evolves globally skating as opposed to just in certain geographic areas.

Does that change how skateboarding is seen by the population at large? Does that change how skateboarding is seen by the population at large?
Hawk: I think the acceptance has come with the success of things like our video games, or the television coverage skating has received in recent years. Hawk: I think the acceptance has come with the success of things like our video games, skating or the television coverage has received in recent years. It's much more accessible. It's much more accessible. It's obviously more of a legitimate option for kids, career-wise. It's obviously more of a legitimate option for kids, career-wise. And parents are encouraging their kids to skate, and that's really why I started our foundation, because I felt that skating is massively popular. And parents are encouraging their kids to skate, and that's really why I started our foundation, because I felt that skating is popular Massively. More kids are skating than playing little league now, but they're just not provided for in terms of facilities. More kids are skating than playing little league now, but they're just not provided for in terms of facilities. So these kids want to do something physical, and positive, yet the only place they can skate is the shopping mall parking lot, or in front of the library, and they're discouraged from doing that. So these kids want to do something physical, and positive, yet the only place they can skate is the shopping mall parking lot, or in front of the library, and they're discouraged from doing that. But the same cities that are discouraging them aren't providing facilities for them. But the same cities that are discouraging them are not providing facilities for them. So I wanted to help bridge that gap and provide skate parks in low-income cities. So I wanted to help bridge that gap and provide skate parks in low-income cities.

With video games, does it ever reach a point where the technology is at such a high level of realism that there's nowhere else you can go with it? With video games, does it ever reach a point where the technology is at such a high level of Realism that there's nowhere else you can go with it? Do you see that happening with skateboarding games? Do you see that happening with skateboarding games?
Hawk: For sure, with our next release. Hawk: For sure, with our next release. I can guarantee you that it's as close to real skating as you'll ever come. I can guarantee you that it's as close to real skating as you'll ever come.