技术翻译案例:元宇宙里的婚礼
技术翻译案例:元宇宙里的婚礼
One couple’s recent nuptials in the virtual world known as the metaverse showcase the possibilities of having a wedding unfettered by the bounds of reality.
一对夫妇最近在名叫元宇宙的虚拟世界里相互许下婚誓,表明举行超越现实边界的婚礼正在成为一种可能。
Traci and Dave Gagnon met in the cloud, so it only made sense that their wedding took place in it. On Labor Day weekend, the couple — or rather, their digital avatars — held a ceremony staged by Virbela, a company that builds virtual environments for work, learning and events.
崔西(Traci)和代夫·加侬(Dave Gagnon)在云端见面,所以在云端举行他们的婚礼也是有意义的。在劳动节的周末,这对夫妇或者更确切的说是他们的电子头像举行了一个仪式。为他们呈现这个仪式是一家叫做Virbela的公司,该公司的业务搭建工作、学习、活动的虚拟环境。
Ms. Gagnon’s avatar was walked down the aisle by the avatar of her close friend. Mr. Gagnon’s avatar watched as his buddy’s avatar ambled up to the stage and delivered a toast. And 7-year-old twin avatars (the ring bearer and flower girl) danced at the reception.
加侬夫人的头像在她的好友的头像的陪伴下,顺着长廊走了下来。加侬先生的头像注视着好友的头像走到台上,然后发表祝酒词。两个7岁儿童的头像(男女花童)在接待仪式上跳起了舞蹈。
How the immersive virtual world known as the metaverse, which few of us understand, will change the traditional wedding is, at the moment, anyone’s guess. But the possibilities of having an event unfettered by the bounds of reality are interesting enough to consider.
每个人都会有这样的猜想:这个叫做元宇宙的沉浸式虚拟世界不为人所知,她将如何改变传统的婚礼。但是,举行一场超越现实的仪式是足够有趣而值得考虑的。
Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, technology is already being incorporated into ceremonies more than ever. Zoom weddings have taken place, and some in-person ceremonies now feature a livestream component for guests who cannot be there. Last year, a couple whose wedding was canceled because of the pandemic staged a (nonlegal) ceremony within Animal Crossing, a popular video game.
由于新冠大流行,技术比以往任何时候都被应用到各种仪式之中。Zoom婚礼已经实现了,而且,现在一些现场仪式也为不能出席的客人准备了在线直播环节。去年,一对夫妇因新冠疫情取消了婚礼,后来在”动物森友会“这个火爆的视频游戏中完成了这个(非法律意义上)的仪式。
Like a ceremony within a video game, though, it is important to note that any weddings that occur solely in the metaverse are currently not legal. (Even virtual weddings by videoconference, which many states allowed during the height of the pandemic shutdowns, have since been outlawed in New York State and elsewhere.) Still, the metaverse will take these virtual celebrations much, much further, experts say, and offer almost boundless possibilities to couples.
但是,就是在视频游戏中的仪式一样,所有仅仅在无宇宙中举行的婚礼目前都不是法律意义上的婚礼,这点要注意。(即使在疫情高峰期美国许多州允许通过视频会议举行虚拟婚礼,但是纽约和其它地方州这种婚礼予以取缔。)专家们说,元宇宙将把这些虚拟的庆祝活动得到长足发展,而且会为新婚夫妇们提供几乎无限的可能性。