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That hexagon map isn't even geographically accurate. They have one of Hull's three seats (which are all Labour) separated from the other two, by Cleethorpes (a Conservative constituency), of all places - that should be further south than Hull, not above two thirds of it! I get that they made all constituencies the same size, but places within the same town should still be adjacent to each other and everywhere should be placed geographically relative to each other. I bet there's other places with this problem.
The entire point of that map is that it's not geographically accurate!
Having laid out similar maps in the past, it's not always possible to have the correct layout of different areas in relation to their real world counterparts. Any area which borders more than 6 other areas, common in urban areas, will be separated from art least one of its neighbours.
I much preferred that map when it was being done in the Vine VR bits. It was easy to highlight areas and show the relation between the real and hexagon map. I don't know what the outdoor map actually beings to the coverage, other than getting to show off the plaza in front of NBH. I'd rather have seen Vine do his stuff in AR (a la Scottish referendum) out there (with some rain cover!) and scrap the physical map.
So opinions on overall coverage now that the sun is rising and all the votes are in.
I think Sky surprised us all. Impressive graphics, great studio set up, the sweeping camera shots across Sky Centre were gorgeous. A big thumbs up.
ITV not too bad. Same studio as ever. Wa the coverage I stuck to the most. I like the atrium area but it seemed poorly set up and not utilised completely to its potential. It's also a shame they have to hand over to GMB at 6am - once I heard Piers shouting I had to turn off.
BBC was quite a big disappointment. A very underwhelming studio for them which was too restricted by its small size. The CGI overhead graphics were awful. Reeta was not a good appointment to the touch screen element. And why on earth would they continue with the hexagon map in the NBH foyer in the freezing cold and pouring rain. The BBC didn't really manage to cope with both the last minute calling of the election as well as the December date and it showed.
I think Sky surprised us all. Impressive graphics, great studio set up, the sweeping camera shots across Sky Centre were gorgeous. A big thumbs up.
ITV not too bad. Same studio as ever. Wa the coverage I stuck to the most. I like the atrium area but it seemed poorly set up and not utilised completely to its potential. It's also a shame they have to hand over to GMB at 6am - once I heard Piers shouting I had to turn off.
BBC was quite a big disappointment. A very underwhelming studio for them which was too restricted by its small size. The CGI overhead graphics were awful. Reeta was not a good appointment to the touch screen element. And why on earth would they continue with the hexagon map in the NBH foyer in the freezing cold and pouring rain. The BBC didn't really manage to cope with both the last minute calling of the election as well as the December date and it showed.
The entire point of that map is that it's not geographically accurate!
Having laid out similar maps in the past, it's not always possible to have the correct layout of different areas in relation to their real world counterparts. Any area which borders more than 6 other areas, common in urban areas, will be separated from art least one of its neighbours.
I much preferred that map when it was being done in the Vine VR bits. It was easy to highlight areas and show the relation between the real and hexagon map. I don't know what the outdoor map actually beings to the coverage, other than getting to show off the plaza in front of NBH. I'd rather have seen Vine do his stuff in AR (a la Scottish referendum) out there (with some rain cover!) and scrap the physical map.
