News Weather gets 3D gaming makeover

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  1. GreatOldOne

    GreatOldOne Wannabe Martian

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    "And the weather today will be a mixed bag, with a band of pinky demons sweeping in from the west, along with scattered outbreaks of imps... Better keep those shotguns handy. Oh, and a lady's phoned me to ask if there's a hurricane comming. Don't worry madam, there won't be a hurricane - It's just hell breaking out"

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    This from the beeb:

    Video gaming graphics technology is set to transform how BBC weather is done.

    A version of 3D software Weatherscape XT has been developed by New Zealand firm Metra and the BBC to give viewers a realistic-looking forecast.

    Combining high-end gaming graphics and processing power means visuals are generated instantly, in real-time.

    The virtual reality technology takes constantly-updated data and translates it into 3D images. The new forecasts will be on air from early next year.

    "It thinks and works a bit like a computer game," said Colin Tregear, project director at the BBC's Weather Centre.

    "We are trying to take weather data and generate weather graphics on a 3D map that actually looks like the weather."



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  2. Xoddoza

    Xoddoza What's a Dremel?

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    Go New Zealand. :)

    We've had that sort of forcasting for ages. The rain clouds move over the citie and the rain falls.....
     
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