Visitors to the Eternal City can now take their experiences to a whole new level on an Ancient & Recent Oculus VR Walking Tour. On these exclusive walking tours, using Oculus VR and the latest generation of smartphones, participants find themselves in a 3D historical reconstruction of the Colosseum and other ancient Roman monuments. Moving around the old amphitheatre’s three areas - the square, the arena and the underground - in real time they are catapulted back 2,000 years and find themselves part of the ancient Roman empire.
“Through the Oculus participants interact with objects around them”
“Our virtual, multimedia, multisensory tours with audio reproductions and historical fighting animations allow participants not only to learn, but to live history as spectators of some of the most thrilling spectacles that used to take place in ancient Rome,” said Cristina Antal, Ancient & Recent’s Co-founder and Sales Manager. “Controlled by the movement of their head the oculus allows them to interact with the recreated ambience and objects around them. Just imagine sitting among the roaring crowds at a gladiator contest in the Colosseum, or riding a chariot around the Circus Maximum – who doesn’t remember Charlton Heston’s nail-biting race in Ben Hur?” For information: https://ancientandrecent.com
