Rome Reborn: Roman Forum Reviews

I also have to agree with some people here. While I am a huge fan of ancient Rome, the problem with this app here is, that the models are not really 3D. They are just flat objects projected onto a 3d sphere. So the distances are right, but there is no real 3d effect. It would be really good to update the app to allow free moving around the roman forum with full 3d objects. Kind of like in Google Earth VR. It's sad, because the premise of the app is really excellent, however, it should be "real" 3d, and not only flat projections. Apart from that, it's a really informative app and a must for every lover of Rome. But until that 3d problem is fixed, I unfortunately cannot fully recommend the app for this price.

I was a bit disappointed after I bought this. I am a huge Roman history buff and while I can't visit the Roman Forum as it was nor as it currently is (at least for awhile), I was hoping I would be able to walk around and explore the forum at my leisure with this VR software. Unfortunately what I got was a point to point movement instead of the freedom to walk around that I was hoping for. Hopefully this will eventually be updated to allow that, but I won't be purchasing any more software unless they add that option.

Fan of the project and admirer of Prof. Bernard Frischers work (saw him speak at Nijmegen University and talked to him about this reconstruction), but this app does not show you the forum in 3D. It just has a series of (distorted) 2D 360 photos. The app with the Basilica Nova/Constantinum/of Maxentius is 3D, but not this one. Be warned, this is NOT in 3D!

Rome Reborn - a great project: Reconstructing the ancient city as it was as a 3D model. I was looking forward to experience ancient Rome in VR. And another great feature - time travel. Being able to compare current ruins with the reconstructed model. But what do we get? You can't explore the model by freely moving around, you can only teleport to some selected spots. Ok, that's been in the description. But what you can see from these spots are totally flat 2D views like 360 degree 2D photographs. And the same is true for the photographs of todays ruins which are not only 2D but also very low resolution. I really don't like to write a negative review, but that's not todays state of VR technology. So please give us the 3D model to explore and high res 3D photographs to compare. Then I will recommend this app for its educational value. And give us Rome Reborn as a complete piece of software instead of selling it in fragments.