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Date posted: 14/11/2008 For tourists who struggle to make sense of the ruins around the Roman Forum, a new high-tech show provides a 3D sense of what life was like for plebeians and gladiators in ancient Rome. Blending Hollywood animation and video-game technology with Cinecitta studio technicians' versions of ancient frescoes and brickwork, plus academic research, "3D Rewind Rome" sucks the visitor back in time to 310 AD, the reign of Emperor Maxentius. In a refurbished theater just off the Colosseum, the visitor center opening to the public on November 20 tries to breathe life into the tourists' experience of Rome's ancient artifacts, which for all their majesty are sorely lacking in orientation. "Now all of Rome is at your feet," says Sapientus, the tubby, balding, toga-clad 3D guide to a detailed virtual model of the city, developed by University of Virginia archaeologists. Smoke, grime, graffiti and street scenes involving 60,000 virtual characters give visitors a 30-minute taste of what life was probably like in ancient Rome. See the full Story via external site: site-designer.blogspot.com Most recent stories in this category (World Specific Developments): 17/05/2013: Google escalates the competition in map services |
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