--- --- # You Will Be Able to Watch the CNN Democratic Debate in Virtual Reality by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Sep 25, 2015 1:07 AM UTC by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Sep 25, 2015 1:07 AM UTC When some viewers turn on the Democratic presidential debate on Oct. 13, it’ll actually feel like they’re on stage with the candidates. According to [_Mashable_](http://mashable.com/2015/09/24/cnn-virtual-reality-democratic-debate/#Mfrn.S9%5FEkq1), CNN is presenting the Democratic presidential debate in virtual reality. It will be the first large scale live-event to be presented this way. The virtual viewing experience will be available to owners of the Samsung Gear headset and smartphones who can access the stream through [NextVR](http://www.nextvr.com/), a virtual reality company. CNN wants to be at the forefront of the virtual reality wave, which [_Mashable_](http://mashable.com/2015/09/24/cnn-virtual-reality-democratic-debate/#Mfrn.S9%5FEkq1) reports is gaining a foothold among media outlets including ABC News and MTV, both of which recently implemented VR in broadcasts. “Most people haven’t even tried virtual reality, and we’re really pushing the envelope here,” said Jason Farkas,the CNN Money executive producer leading the project. Read more at [_Mashable_](http://mashable.com/2015/09/24/cnn-virtual-reality-democratic-debate/#Mfrn.S9%5FEkq1). **Read next:** [How to Watch the Democratic Debate Online for Free](http://time.com/4069924/democratic-debate-watch-online-free-stream-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-cnn/) CNN Democratic Debate will be in Virtual Reality ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4049399/cnn-democratic-debate-virtual-reality/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4049399/cnn-democratic-debate-virtual-reality/"},"headline":"You Will Be Able to Watch the CNN Democratic Debate in Virtual Reality","datePublished":"2015-09-25T01:07:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:15:35.423Z","description":"When it airs on Oct. 13","url":"https://time.com/4049399/cnn-democratic-debate-virtual-reality/","keywords":["2016 Democrats","democrats","2016 Election topic","Debates","Democratic debate"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-democrats/","name":"2016 Democrats"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4049399/cnn-democratic-debate-virtual-reality/","name":"You Will Be Able to Watch the CNN Democratic Debate in Virtual Reality"}}]}] ```