{"product_id":"9781778521973","title":"Right, Down + Circle: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exuberant, incisive look at how \u003ci\u003eTony Hawk’s Pro Skater\u003c\/i\u003e transformed a culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eGoing from a hobby toy for surfers to an Olympic sport, skateboarding has had a tumultuous history. Today, professional skateboarders land endorsement deals with Nike and Adidas, while popular television series like HBO’s \u003ci\u003eBetty\u003c\/i\u003e tell the stories of diverse crews of skaters living in New York City. So how did a fledgling subculture rise from its near-death knell in the ’90s to become ubiquitous today? It was simply a matter of finding the right messenger.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003eIn 1999, the bestselling video game \u003ci\u003eTony Hawk’s\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePro Skater\u003c\/i\u003e was released, and a new generation was exposed to skateboarding culture right in their very own homes. Kids and adults alike could now spend hours playing as actual skateboarders, learning the vernacular, listening to the music skateboarders loved, and having fun onscreen before trying to skate IRL in the driveway.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRight, Down + Circle\u003c\/i\u003e explores how a video game starring the most famous pro skater in the world brought skateboarding culture — and its ever-shifting markers of music, subversion, and coolness — to the masses and ultimately transformed the culture it borrowed from in the process. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46527944884465,"sku":"9781778521973","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781778521973_p0.jpg?v=1765538564","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781778521973","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}