Timelooper : a new way of travelling

From the tower of London you will be able
to see the medieval time of London

Who never dreamt about reliving the great Roman Empire and seeing how the impressive gladiators were fighting into the huge Colosseum of the eternal city? It is now possible with the new application "Timelooper" that allows visitors to appreciate historical tourism in another interesting way.  Indeed, this 360-degree virtual reality launched first in London make you relive key moments of the history. Timelooper was created in 2015 by Yigit YIGITER who wanted to create a new tourism experience, and we can say that he succeeds. You can immerse yourself in the medieval times from the Tower of London or you can tremble when seeing the great fire of London from the St. Paul's Cathedral! This is a young project that has so many possibilities, imagine going anywhere in the world and being able to admire History as it really was!  Tourism is already more and more about new technologies and especially virtual reality. This is why Timelooper is exactly meeting today’s expectations with its concept of virtual reality by making people feeling experiences that feel real. Timelooper is a great opportunity for people who love knowing about the history of the places they visit to live how it felt at a certain time.This application is not only targeting the history lovers but also the ones that are not that much interesting in the past. Indeed, it is a perfect way to make people appreciate History, and now children that were always bored by visits will beg their parents to visit some historic places! Now go ahead and download the app! No matter if you’re a History lover or if you are just curious, you may fall in love with this app which will revolutionise your next holidays!

The building of the famous Empire State in 1931 :
visitors just have to go at the top of the building and enjoy the History 

References :

http://phys.org/news/2016-03-virtual-reality-app-timelooper-history.html

New vertual reality app Timelooper takes you back in History (March 14, 2016 by James Brooks) : http://www.timelooper.com

Marie Briatta
Claire Chervin