Democratic Party to use VR program to simulate harsh Diet grillings carried out by Renho – The Japan Times

The Democratic Party will exhibit in an April event a virtual reality program that gives participants a glimpse of how it feels to be grilled by DP leader Renho in her trademark harsh questioning style.

According to members of the main opposition party, the game-like VR program will be put on show at the annual Niconico Chokaigi event fro April 29 to 30 in Chiba that will be hosted by video-sharing website operator Dwango Co.

Wearing special goggles, players will find themselves in a virtual room mimicking a budget committee room in the Diet where they can play the role of the prime minister.

Renho will show up and barrage the players with questions such as, How on Earth did you find the time to play in such a place like this?

I hope young people who dont have a connection with politics will enjoy (the program), said lawmaker Kensuke Onishi, head of the DPs Youth Department.

But not all party members are positive about the DPs unusual move. Renho is the one who should be cross-questioned about the partys slumping support rate, a mid-ranking DP lawmaker said.

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Democratic Party to use VR program to simulate harsh Diet grillings carried out by Renho - The Japan Times