MR天氣預報來襲：效果明顯 考驗主持人演技
雖然，颱風“山竹”已經過去了，但是它的肆意破壞仍舊給南部沿海的人們留下了深刻的印象。
很多時候，除非親身盡力颱風天氣，只看天氣預報或是新聞視訊，大家很難對它所產生破壞力有一個直觀的認知。不過，目前美國的天氣預報機構開始嘗試用MR效果來加深人們對於颱風的瞭解。
隨著弗洛倫薩颶風開始襲擊下東海岸，暴雨以及風速高達每小時110英里的暴風，遭到破壞的沿海地區以及氾濫的洪水等等，將僅僅是卡羅來納居民即將面臨的危險中的一小部分。儘管弗吉尼亞州和卡羅萊納州正在進行強制撤離，但官員們預計，這種致命的天氣將造成重大損失和人員傷亡。
Torrential rain， wind speeds of up to 110 miles per hour， coastal deterioration， massive flooding； these are just a handful of the dangers Carolina residents will endure as Hurricane Florence begins its battering of the lower East Coast。 Even with mandatory evacuations of Virginia and the Carolina’s currently underway， officials expect heavy damage and casualties as a result of the deadly weather。
對於那些急需瞭解這種危險情況的人，氣象頻道使用了沉浸式混合現實技術（MR）來更好地展示南方沿海地區將會發生多麼惡劣的災害。
For those who may be struggling to grasp the full magnitude of the incredibly dangerous situation， The Weather Channel has employed the use of immersive mixed reality technology to better demonstrate just how nasty things are about to get for coastal southerners。
該系統由虛幻4引擎打造，可以就將天氣預報主持人置於MR場景中，通過實時提高他周圍的水位，來準確地顯示洪水可能達到的嚴重程度。
Powered by Unreal Engine 4， the system places Weather Channel reporters into an augmented version of the storm， accurately displaying the severity of potential flooding by raising the water levels around their staff in real-time。
當主持人無助地站在一片狼藉的災難場景中，汽車從房子附近飛過，電線杆倒塌，以及其他各種各樣的災難現場，都營造出了一種恐怖的氣氛。
Additional effects， such as automobiles floating past homes， downed power lines， and various other destruction further enhance the terror as reporters stand helplessly at the center of the chaos。
氣象頻道的副總裁邁克爾·波茨（Michael Potts）在接受採訪時說：“我們從事的是安全工作。天氣是一種自然的物理現象，我們正嘗試用最貼近現實的方式重現它。”
“The business that we’re in is safety，” spoke Michael Potts， The Weather Channel’s vice president of design， during an interview with The Verge。 “The weather is a visceral， physical thing， and we’re trying to recreate that in the most realistic way possible。”
但這不是天氣預報第一次使用MR來展示惡劣的天氣效果。之前的時速135英里的龍捲風演示，就是該節目與混合現實公司Future Universe合作開發的。
This isn’t the first time Weather Channel has utilized MR to demonstrate violent weather patterns。 Developed in partnership with mixed reality company Future Universe， the channel unveiled the technology during a demonstration of a 135mph tornado。
雖然不如天氣預報裡的MR效果那樣給人帶來在視覺上的強烈衝擊，但《今日美國》通過其官方的手機APP提供了與《颶風佛羅倫薩》相關的AR內容。
While not as visually-impressive as Weather Channel’s MR studio， USA Today is offering their own Florence-related AR content via their official smartphone app。
該應用目前已經登陸了iOS和Android平臺，使用者可以使用AR天氣圖，並觀看由《今日美國》提供的風暴追蹤實時更新，它可以顯示風暴的預測路徑、風速和強度等資訊。
Available now on iOS & Android， users can plant an augmented weather map on any flat surface in the real-world and watch as real-time updates delivered by the USA TODAY Storm Tracker API track the storms predicted path， wind speed and category strength。
新浪宣告：新浪網登載此文出於傳遞更多資訊之目的，並不意味著贊同其觀點或證實其描述。