A brand new Roblox expertise places U.S. gamers within the center on the motion of the Olympic and Paralympic Video games. “The Team USA Ultimate Obby” (“obby” is Roblox shorthand for “obstacle course”) options 20 athlete avatars, video highlights of the Video games, and an Olympics-themed impediment course. Gamers are additionally in a position to purchase Video games-themed gear, together with an emote that replicates the strikes of breaking Olympians Sunny Choi and Victor Montalvo.
This is what gamers can count on from the expertise, which is unique to U.S.-based gamers, and reside now at TeamUSA.com/Roblox or NBCOlympics.com/Roblox.
Monitor medal counts in Central Plaza – On the coronary heart of the expertise, gamers can keep up-to-date on medal counts, a schedule of Olympic occasions, and obby efficiency leaderboards.
Relax within the Group USA Home – In actual life, the Group USA Home shall be situated in Paris’s historic Palais Brongniart. In Roblox, a digital model of the home will function a selfie station, rock-climbing wall, and the avatars of greater than 20 Group USA athletes who can inform you extra about their sport. The home is absolutely accessible, with wheelchair ramps between flooring.
Grow to be a commentator or cameraman within the Peacock Fan Zone — Mike Tirico, primetime host for NBCUniversal’s protection of the Olympic Video games, will welcome customers to a digital broadcast studio the place they’ll take the stage to commentate a broadcast of their very own. When you’re off the air, seize and seat a catch the newest Olympic and Paralympic highlights.
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An overhead view of the expertise, themed to the six colours of the Olympic rings.
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Beat the final word Olympic-themed obby, narrated by Mike Tirico – The primary attraction within the expertise is a speed-running obby that transforms gamers into soccer balls, rock climbers, swimmers, and extra as they try to scale Sport Mountain.
Scavenge to avoid wasting the Group USA Museum – The museum curator has misplaced some essential gadgets, and wishes you to search out them in a scavenger hunt across the expertise. Swim, soar, and run by way of the expertise to search out them and acquire stars alongside the way in which that can be utilized to buy sporting tools to decorate your avatar.
The Group USA Store — Group USA gear, together with appears designed by Official Clothing store of Group USA Ralph Lauren, can be found for buy within the Group USA Store. A breaking emote — which consumers can use throughout Roblox — shall be obtainable for buy within the expertise, with a portion of proceeds going on to breaking athletes Sunny Choi and Victor Montalvo.
Portal to Olympic World — Stroll by way of a portal to enter a separate Video games-themed expertise created by The Worldwide Olympic Committee and Visa referred to as the Olympic Store. There gamers will discover distinctive Olympic-branded gear, an Olympic-themed museum and several other further mini-games impressed by Olympic sports activities.
The expertise is offered to play in the present day at TeamUSA.com/Roblox or NBCOlympics.com/Roblox.
