Hong Kong Students Take Protest to Virtual World

Hong Kong Students Take Protest to Virtual World
A member of a game developers team demonstrates a video game called "Liberate Hong Kong" that simulates the current pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, China on Oct. 28, 2019. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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HONG KONG—A group of Hong Kong students have developed a virtual reality game they hope will allow people to experience the pro-democracy demonstrations from the view of a “frontline protester.”

The short but detailed first-person game, demonstrated to Reuters in a shabby, high-rise industrial block, allows players to dodge tear gas, duck behind burning barriers and run from riot police.