Stephen Colbert Attempts to One-Up CNN’s ‘Virtual Convention’

By Alex Weprin 

Did you see CNN’s “Virtual Convention” on Super Tuesday? It took the same information you might find in a pie chart or bar chart, but displayed in a dramatic, videogame-esque way.

Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert saw it too, and managed to one-up the channel with his “Virtual ConservaGoggles” and matching “RepublicaGloves!”

WATCH:

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“The Daily Show” also featured CNN’s virtual convention, and highlighted some of the lesser-known problems with creating a virtual world:

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