![]() “Pegasus Dream Tour will bring together gaming and sport enthusiasts from all around the globe, who will have the opportunity to enjoy a Paralympic experience from the comfort of their homes not as mere spectators but as participants as well.” “The launch of Pegasus Dream Tour is a wonderful opportunity to connect with and further promote Para sports across new and younger audiences in an innovative and fun way.” said IPC Chief Brand & Communications Officer Craig Spence. It has already seen real-world athletes, artists and influencers come together to raise awareness about the Paralympics. At the same time, it aims to highlight the benefits of video games to inspire positive change and tackle social issues. ![]() The development of ‘The Pegasus Dream Tour’ video game is part of the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) efforts to bring Para sports to a new and young audience. Its deputy mayor is none other than Doraemon, one of Japan’s most iconic characters. It places players into a virtual Paralympic Games held in a fantasy, futuristic, inclusive and diverse metropolis known as Pegasus City. ‘The Pegasus Dream Tour’ is an avatar role-playing game (Massive Avatar RPG). We are greatly excited about The Pegasus Dream Tour launch on June 24 as it will help the Paralympic Movement connect and build engagement with new and younger audiences, as well further increase Para sport awareness ahead of Tokyo 2020.The first official Paralympic video game ‘The Pegasus Dream Tour’ has been launched, Developed by JP Games, with the support of Worldwide Paralympic Partners Bridgestone and Ottobock. Craig Spence, the IPC Brand & Communications Officer said: No matter what the outcome of the Tokyo 2020 Games is, it is my wish that people everywhere will come and receive the positive energy that is abundant inside Pegasus City. This is because I felt that the Tokyo Paralympics, which would be held after the postponement, could allow humanity to overcome their divisions and help bring our spirits together. The format of The Pegasus Dream tour, which was originally planned to be a “Para-Sports RPG” was switched to that of an “Avatar RPG” in the wake of the global pandemic and the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Games. IPC President Andrew Parsons will be the mayor, while, perhaps unusually, the animated Japanese icon Doraemon, will serve as his deputy. Given the large population, Pegasus City will be governed. Manami Tanaka (Wheelchair Tennis / Japan).Silvio Velo (Football 5-a-side / Argentina).Patrick Anderson (Wheelchair basketball / Canada).The para-athletes included in the game are: ![]() Part of the profits generated by in-app purchases will be donated to the Agitos Foundation, the leading global organization that develops sports activities for people with impairments as a tool for changing lives. ![]() The ‘Mine’ can forge relationships with other avatars around the city and participating in tournaments. They can then equip themselves with prosthetic arms, legs and wheelchairs and train in a number of para-sports including the precision-ball-sport boccia, football 5-a-side, athletics and wheelchair basketball. Players create and train an avatar, called a ‘Mine’, whose face is generated from smartphone photos. Nine of the world’s top para-athletes will be featured in-game as character avatars and will be able to interact and compete with players. The game aims to enable people from all over the world to gather inside Pegasus City with friends at a time when travel to and gathering in sporting venues is difficult, if not impossible. The Pegasus Dream Tour is a role-playing game set inside ‘Pegasus City,’ an online virtual city that upholds the IPC’s diversity and inclusion values, and where the individuality of each person is respected.
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