The Berlin Wall HD vs MauAR - Berlin Wall Usage & Stats
The Berlin Wall divided East and West for 28 years, two months and 28 days. It cut the city in two, ran through buildings, interrupted streets and tore apart families, friends and couples. But where exactly did the Wall run?
The iPad app 'The Berlin Wall HD' gives a detailed answer. An interactive map in the app shows the exact location of the Wall. Photos, audio and video clips and texts about the respective site are stored at historically important locations between the Brandenburg Gate and Potsdam Square. A free data package with more information on historically important sites throughout Berlin and Potsdam can be downloaded in the app. The app serves both as an interactive travel guide on the spot and as a general source of information.
Functions:
- map showing the location of the Wall and sites of interest
- suggestions for Wall tours
- filtering option for historical sites, escapes, traces of the Wall, exhibitions, memorials and border crossings
- the optional Discovery Mode tells you when a historical site is nearby - personalised tours
- directions to find sites of interest
- public transport connections
The app is based on the website chronik-der-mauer.de and is a joint project by the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Deutschlandradio and the Zentrum für Zeithistorische Forschung Potsdam e.V. "The Berlin Wall" was awarded with the "Politikaward 2011", "digita 2012" and the "Comenius-EduMedia-Siegel 2012".
Please note:
Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life. (This is used for Discovery Mode.)
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Education
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Official App for the anniversary "30 Years Fall of the Wall" 2019
THE WALL STORY CAN ALSO BE EXPERIENCED OUTSIDE OF BERLIN!
The Berlin Wall divided a city for decades and fell 30 years ago. Parts of it have barely survived as a memorial.
MauAR does not want this piece of Berlin history to be forgotten by making the division more tangible. Augmented Reality (AR) makes it possible to take you back in time. Look through the camera of your phone and see the Berlin Wall and its history.
THE APP CAN ALSO BE USED OUTSIDE BERLIN
A part of the wall is shown in the place where you are. Also at home. The best visual result is obtained when there is a lot of space, for example outdoors.
WHERE'S THE FORMER EAST OR WEST?
MauAR shows you whether you are in the former east or west. You can see what the course of the wall was like and what gaps it left behind. Your distance to the wall is displayed so that you can experience it with your own eyes.
UNDERSTAND THE STRUCTURE OF THE WALL IN 3D - AT HOME
Use AR to explain the construction of the wall. Switch between the different construction phases. In the original size of the wall you can virtually cross the death strip and change sides.
SEE THE WALL ON THE SPOT
If you are within sight of the former border strip, you can see the wall in its original course. Standing in front of you. In AR. At the original place.
AR FILM: FOLLOW THE STORIES OF EAST AND WEST
Experience a new form of narration: the AR Film. Follow our two leading actors through the decades of division. Andreas from East Berlin, Johanna from West Berlin. Take part in important moments. For example, you can see how they experienced the construction of the Wall.
30 YEARS MAUERFALL
The Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989. Follow our main characters through the chapters of history. From the Building of the Wall to the Fall of the Wall. The chapters are gradually published - until the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
DATA PROTECTION
MauAR does not collect, store or disclose any personally identifiable information. Read more in the privacy link
SUPPORTED DEVICES
Augmented Reality is a main feature of this app, which can only be supported by devices with the A9 processor. This means
- Starting with iPhone 6s, iPad 2017 and iPad Pro
- Apple App Store
- Free
- Education
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The Berlin Wall HD VS. 
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