Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC) MP Patricia de Lille has taken her role as political watchdog into cyberspace, facing down Steve Tshwete, Tony Yengeni and Joe Modise on a downloadable game called PAC Man on student web site gAL.
If only real life politics were as simple as swallowing pills and eating up Tony Yengeni and Co.
Patricia de Lille, MP, Pan-Africanist Congress
In sharp contrast to her more conservative political colleagues, De Lille reacted with good humour to becoming the star of the new game on web site gAL (Get A Life) at www.gal.co.za
"Politics is sometimes much too serious," says De Lille. "When you bring it to the lighter side, it`s much easier to grasp."
In an adaptation of the arcade classic PACman, De Lille stars as PAC Man, who has to evade Steve Tshwete, Tony Yengeni and Joe Modise as she scurries around the screen looking for luxury Mercedes 4x4s to gobble up for an energy boost.
If she is successful in her mission, PAC Man will uncover the real Heath Organogram. "As soon as I get to a computer I`m going to download the game and have some fun." says De Lille, "I want to send the game to a couple of my friends in parliament and see if they can match me."
It is not the first time De Lille has been the focus of the student website. In October last year the zany web magazine convinced De Lille to install a web cam in her parliament offices for a week where viewers could watch her at work.
"Technology is shaping the opinions of people and running their lives," says De Lille. "In the past this was never possible. If only real life politics were as simple as swallowing pills and eating up Tony Yengeni and Co," she says.
Long an advocate of making technology accessible to all South Africans, De Lille says: "Games like PAC Man make issues more accessible to a lot more people than before, especially to those who don`t like reading, but rather play a game."
However, never one to miss a platform, De Lille asked why the game was called PAC Man rather than PAC Woman.
The game can be downloaded at www.gal.co.za
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