Microsoft is bringing the
2012 U.S.
presidential debates to its gaming community and vice versa, with the Election
2012 Hub on its Xbox Live.
Viewers will be able to watch
a live stream of the debates on the Hub and weigh in on real-time poll questions.
A total of four debates are
scheduled, one of them a vice presidential debate, and viewers who watch three
out of four will receive a Halo 4 Warrior Armor avatar, reports say.
In its announcement on the
plans, the company noted how young people emerged as a force in the 2008
election, and the need to keep them involved.
"I personally think that
just as young people played a pivotal role in the 2008 election," Brad
Smith, Microsoft executive vice president and general counsel said in the
announcement, "they could play a pivotal role in this election. Young
people are defining where the economy and technology are going, and yet at the
same time the next generation faces stronger economic challenges than they have
in many decades."
See more coverage of video games in the 2012 election at the Offcide Studios blog.
(C) 2012, by Story Crest Press.
Photo courtesy of Microsoft.
See more coverage of video games in the 2012 election at the Offcide Studios blog.
(C) 2012, by Story Crest Press.
Photo courtesy of Microsoft.
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