福克斯新闻 福特汽车邀游戏开发者玩转交通规划

Calling all gamers…

呼吁所有玩家…

Ford¹ is looking for game developers to help solve some of the mysteries of commuting², coming up with ways to end gridlock and improve the efficiency of city transportation.

福特正在寻找游戏开发者帮助解决一些有关通勤问题的奥秘,想出办法解决其中存在的症结,提高城市交通的效率。

“We want to use gameification to create an engaging and innovation solution to keep city travelers moving in a seamless and stress-free way.”

“我们想通过游戏化创造一种引人入胜且富于创新的解决方案，使得城市间的旅行们变得无缝且不再具有压力。”

Challenge creator Bjoern Bartholdy says games are mostly about rules, mechanics and patterns, many of which apply to the ways people navigate³ from one point to another on the street.

这项游戏挑战赛的创造者博恩·巴特迪表示绝大多数游戏同规则、机制及模式挂钩,而其中许多适用于在街上人们从一点导航至另一处。

A 10,000 prize awaits the winning team, plus the possibility of future investment from Ford to take the ideas from virtual to actual reality.

胜利团队将会赢得10000美元的奖金,再加上未来福特的投资可能会将虚拟的想法搬到现实生活中来。

1 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

2 commuting   

交换（的）

参考例句：

• I used the commuting time to read and answer my mail. 我利用上下班在汽车中的时间来阅读和答复给我的函电。
• Noncommuting objects are as real to the mathematicians as commuting objects. 对于数学家来说，不可交换的对象与可交换的对象是一样真实的。

3 navigate   

v.航行，飞行；导航，领航

参考例句：

• He was the first man to navigate the Atlantic by air.他是第一个飞越大西洋的人。
• Such boats can navigate on the Nile.这种船可以在尼罗河上航行。