Microsoft Studios executive Saxs Persson demonstrates how the HoloLens is used to play “Minecraft” at the Xbox E3 2015 briefing ahead of the Electronic Entertainment Expo at the University of Southern California’s Galen Center on Monday, June 15, 2015 in Los Angeles. While the audience saw Persson stare at an empty table, a special camera allowed them to see what he was seeing – a perfect 3-D representation of a pixelated “Minecraft” world. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio said Thursday that the popular “Minecraft” video game is a good example of how to prepare young people for the new economy.
The Florida senator visited the Lamp Post Group, a startup incubator in Chattanooga, to discuss his plans for promoting innovation. Rubio said a key part of that is for the government to avoid new regulations and to roll back existing ones that can serve as barriers to entry.
“What we’re facing is not an economic downturn, it’s a massive transformation,” Rubio said. “The longer we wait, the more opportunities are going to leave us behind, and eventually the future leaves us behind.”
It’s the latest in a series of meetings that the 44-year-old candidate has held with entrepreneurs to tout his credentials as the candidate who understands both the traditional and new economies.
“Convincing people that this is a generational choice – where we have entered a new era of human history and you need to be led by people who understand it – is important,” Rubio said.