12.10.2011 01:05 Uhr, Quelle: The Unofficial Apple Weblog

See Rome as it is and as it was

Rome MVR (mixed virtual reality) is a very cool and innovative iPhone app that allows you to see views of the Roman Coliseum today, and -- with a tap on the screen -- also shows you 3D computer renderings of the location as it was at the peak of the Roman Empire. If you are actually at the location, the app activates the iPhone camera, engaging what the developers call the 'Time Leap' system so you see the Coliseum as it was. Move left and right, up and down, and your 3D perspective changes. If you aren't in Rome, you get current photos, and you can still move your iPhone to survey the site. The app is free, but you only get the Coliseum to explore. You can also check out the Roman Forum and Imperial Forums, but those locations are an in-app pur

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