After the hologram, virtual reality.
During the last presidential campaign, in 2017, Jean-Luc Mélenchon had found the means - technological - to endow himself with the gift of ubiquity to hold simultaneous meetings in several cities of France.
Again a candidate for 2022, the leader of France Insoumise intends to innovate again, and take a new step: meetings
"in virtual reality"
.
The first will be broadcast live Saturday at 5 p.m. on social media.
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“Jean-Luc Mélenchon will appear in a very refined, very futuristic room. We are going to create a whole environment around him, ”
explains Antoine Léaument, in charge of the candidate's digital communication.
"Throughout the meeting, the decor will change depending on the themes discussed"
, adds Coline Maigre, the Insubordinate in charge of the event.
If the La France Insoumise teams do not wish to say more, they assure that this project represents
"a
technological
feat"
, and even "
unheard of in France
", and that no special equipment is needed to be able to attend and benefit.
a way to get around health restrictions
“Visually, we want to create emotion, envy,”
emphasizes Antoine Léaument.
This
“new tool”
, designed by around twenty rebellious activists, should be reused in the future by the Mélenchoniste movement.
“There is an endless possibility of things to be done with this technology.
We are only going to use it at 2 or 3% on Saturday, ”
explains Coline Maigre.
It is also a good way to get around the health restrictions linked to the epidemic, which are likely to continue in the months to come.
From last Sunday on France 3, Jean-Luc Mélenchon also warned:
"We will have to invent and use unexpected methods"
.
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