Don't think 3D is a controversial subject? Well, you obviously haven't heard about the hoo-ha surrounding the BBC's 3D weather maps. An Scottish Nationalist Party parliamentarian complains that the perspective of the map, from the south of the United Kingdom, where most of the population is concentrated, minimizes weather patterns in the north, where Scotland is located. "People in my constituency depend on reliable weather forecasting for a range of crucial outdoor activities - including fishing and crofting - but this new map leaves them with almost zero visibility for weather in the isles," the BBC quotes the MP, Angus MacNeil, as saying.
The BBC admits that of the 250 comments from the public on the first day of the new weather map, only eight supported the new 3D map. Besides offended Scots, other viewers complained about the color scheme and the attempt to copy the "juvenile" formats of commercial broadcasters.
Just goes to show you, 3D is more than making pretty pictures. Images have the power to offend and irritate, just as they have the ability to illuminate.
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