The Weather Channel's moon landing simulation is real extra
Look, we’re all psyched about the 50th anniversary of the moon landing on July 20 — but The Weather Channel is really, really into it. And we mean into it — as in, they’ve literally inserted themselves into it.
Not satisfied with the (definitely not filmed on a soundstage) original footage, they’ve created an Immersive Mixed Reality (IMR) simulation that does the absolute most.
It starts with TWC host and meteorologist Jim Cantore standing on the moon, obviously. He's surrounded by a forest of CGI features, from Apollo 11 astronauts descending from the command module and sweeping aerodynamic patterns glowing in mid-air, to an American flag planted in the moon-dirt.
It then dives dizzyingly to follow the module back to Earth, where co-host Tevin Wooten is hanging out on the U.S.S. Hornet to talk you through the retrieval mission.
Be warned, the module's fiery blasters seem to come out of nowhere and are really in your face upon return.
