WEBVTT -- English 00:00:12.095 --> 00:00:15.515 Hi my name is Nathan and I'm the CEO of Vinci Games 00:00:15.515 --> 00:00:18.225 I previously worked at Oculus, Google, and Unity 00:00:18.809 --> 00:00:23.565 We always saw our game as a spiritual successor to NBA Street and NBA Jam 00:00:23.565 --> 00:00:28.611 Blacktop Hoops is a competitive multiplayer VR basketball game inspired by streetball culture 00:00:28.611 --> 00:00:32.406 You can easily chain together flashy dribble tricks, shots, and dunks 00:00:33.073 --> 00:00:37.536 Hi, my name is Maciej and I was the former Lead Gameplay Designer of The Witcher series 00:00:37.536 --> 00:00:41.124 We spent the last year designing Blacktop Hoops with intuitive mechanics 00:00:41.124 --> 00:00:44.710 that allow you to dribble, shoot, dunk, and defend 00:00:45.085 --> 00:00:51.051 To build this game, we assembled a team of programmers, artists, designers, and animators from across the globe 00:00:51.051 --> 00:00:55.387 with decades of industry experience in AAA games and animated feature films 00:00:55.387 --> 00:01:02.103 They worked on world class IP at studios, including Activision-Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Dreamworks, and Disney 00:01:02.103 --> 00:01:03.396 Hello everyone My name is Jonathan Lin 00:01:03.396 --> 00:01:06.441 and I'm the Art Director and Character Supervisor for Blacktop Hoops 00:01:06.691 --> 00:01:10.236 The character design takes a lot of cues from feature animation film, in terms of 00:01:10.236 --> 00:01:14.323 we're trying to create a very simplified economy of style 00:01:15.617 --> 00:01:19.828 We paid special attention to detail in recreating courts inspired by real world locations 00:01:19.828 --> 00:01:26.210 including Rucker Park of Harlem, New York, the beachside courts of Venice, L.A. and Lake Merritt in Oakland 00:01:27.087 --> 00:01:31.090 Hi I'm Derek Ng-Cummings, Creative Director of Blacktop Hoops 00:01:31.090 --> 00:01:35.804 and former lead animator of the classic legendary arcade game, NBA Jam 00:01:35.804 --> 00:01:39.307 Authenticity was going to be critical for the look and feel of this game 00:01:39.307 --> 00:01:41.810 So we started working with professional streetball players 00:01:41.810 --> 00:01:45.146 and dunkers like King Handles and Jordan Kilganon 00:01:45.146 --> 00:01:49.150 to give you the most real life immersive experience on the court 00:01:49.150 --> 00:01:53.737 We are building deep and replayable multiplayer game modes, so you can play casual pickup games with your friends, 00:01:53.737 --> 00:01:57.283 or you can grind competitive leaderboards to become the best in the world 00:01:57.492 --> 00:02:00.203 Our mechanics are easy to pick up, but hard to master 00:02:00.203 --> 00:02:05.792 And with your help, we have lots of exciting new features we plan to implement that would otherwise be difficult 00:02:06.042 --> 00:02:12.215 This includes making the game cross-platform across mobile, console, and porting the game to Nintendo Switch 00:02:12.215 --> 00:02:17.469 We're running a Kickstarter to raise funding so we can build the first AAA VR basketball game on the market 00:02:17.469 --> 00:02:19.264 Your support is crucial 00:02:19.264 --> 00:02:23.768 It means we can expand past our original vision to create a next generation VR basketball game 00:02:23.768 --> 00:02:27.312 With full-fledged multiplayer and single-player 00:02:27.729 --> 00:02:31.442 This Kickstarter will help us bring Blacktop Hoops to all major platforms 00:02:31.776 --> 00:02:34.236 Including mobile, console, and PC 00:02:34.361 --> 00:02:35.737 So while you're in VR, 00:02:35.737 --> 00:02:38.949 you can play with any of your friends no matter what device you're on 00:02:38.949 --> 00:02:43.997 With your help, we plan to bring even more of the world's best streetball players and dunkers to Blacktop Hoops 00:02:44.247 --> 00:02:48.126 You'll be able to play against legends such as King Handles and Jordan Kilganon 00:02:48.126 --> 00:02:49.419 Here's who's coming next 00:03:14.401 --> 00:03:18.740 Whatup this is Bobbito Garcia here a.k.a Kool Bob Love 00:03:18.740 --> 00:03:21.575 Yes, you recognize the voice from NBA Street Vol. 2 00:03:21.575 --> 00:03:26.038 I was the announcer! But that was 2003, 2004, 2005 00:03:26.038 --> 00:03:27.748 We in 2022 now 00:03:27.748 --> 00:03:29.125 And guess what? 00:03:29.125 --> 00:03:30.501 Technology has advanced 00:03:30.627 --> 00:03:32.169 We have virtual reality now! 00:03:32.169 --> 00:03:34.087 We have Blacktop Hoops! 00:03:34.087 --> 00:03:36.549 And guess who they reached out to be the announcer?! 00:03:38.133 --> 00:03:38.842 Word Up! 00:03:38.842 --> 00:03:42.513 Hey yo it's Dante Basco here a.k.a. Zuko, a.k.a. Rufio 00:03:42.513 --> 00:03:44.723 And I'm so excited to announce that I'll be a boss character 00:03:44.723 --> 00:03:47.644 in the world's first VR streetball game, Blacktop Hoops! 00:03:48.019 --> 00:03:50.896 Stay tuned, we got more updates coming out soon! 00:03:50.896 --> 00:03:52.022 I'll see you on the Blacktop! 00:03:52.022 --> 00:03:54.984 We released our game in Alpha on Quest and Steam a couple of months ago 00:03:55.068 --> 00:03:59.572 and already have had hundreds of thousands of players play the game who love it! 00:03:59.572 --> 00:04:01.866 We're thankful for your support on Kickstarter! 00:04:01.866 --> 00:04:04.284 As someone who's played basketball their entire life 00:04:04.284 --> 00:04:08.372 we're focused on building the best VR basketball game ever made! 00:04:08.372 --> 00:04:10.415 We can't wait to build it with your help! 00:04:10.415 --> 00:04:12.085 We'll see you on the Blacktop!