TVE uses Samsung virtual reality in its production “Roman engineering”

Samsung has collaborated with Imageen in the development of an app for its Gear VR Innovator Edition that helps to experience in an immersive way the process of reconstruction of the buildings of the ancient imperial city of Tarraco. An experience that can be appreciated by viewers of the documentary series produced by TVE., “Roman engineering”.

In collaboration with the specialized production company Imageen, Samsung has presented in Tarragona an augmented and virtual reality service that offers a complementary experience to the citizens and visitors of this city, as well as to viewers of the documentary series “Roman Engineering. “The ingenuity of Rome at the service of the people”.

Samsung has collaborated with Imageen to introduce the 360º vision technology of its Gear VR Innovator Edition in this production., that puts a complete simultaneous panoramic view at the viewer's fingertips that helps them experience a jump in time.

The series “Roman Engineering” It is a co-production of TVE, Digivision y Structuralia, in collaboration with the Tarragona City Council which is presented as the first transmedia project with virtual and augmented reality videos from the RTVE Lab.

This documentary explains the challenges that Roman engineers faced to build prodigious works and connect the vast territories of the Roman Empire..

From these contents, An augmented reality application has been developed for smartphones and tablets that recreates the city of Tarragona during the 1st century BC. Through this application, Spectators can see the city's iconic Roman buildings being rebuilt, like the circus, the walls, the theater or amphitheater, and discover the architectural secrets of the Roman Empire. In addition, can experience chariot racing at the circus, gladiator fights in the amphitheater or the Roman civil environment in the forum or temple.

Immersive experience

As part of Samsung's commitment to culture and historical and artistic learning through technology, The company has collaborated with Imageen in the development of an application for its Gear VR Innovator Edition virtual reality glasses, which will be available for free on the Oculus Store.

With this app you can experience the reconstruction process of these buildings in an immersive way., taking advantage of the sensory effect of this device.

“The multiple possibilities that our virtual reality technology offers to reinforce the visitor experience from a recreational and educational point of view are worth highlighting.”. Past, “Present and future come together in a completely immersive virtual reality environment in which we can discover a multitude of details about the monuments and life of the imperial city.”, declares Miguel Ángel Ruiz, Content and Services Manager at Samsung Spain.

For your part, Alberto Fernandez, deputy director of content and transmedia at RTVE Digital, has detailed the work that the RTVE Lab has done to offer the web viewer of the series 360º images and virtual reality, plus extra content. “It is important that the viewer enjoys these videos and can virtually immerse themselves in the city of Tarragona”. And he has highlighted the importance of virtual reality, which will be one of the bets for 2016 from RTVE Digital.

Screening at the Tarragona Theater

For the presentation of the series, held this Tuesday, The first chapter dedicated to the imperial city Tarraco has been screened at the Tarragona Theater, first Roman military foundation outside the Italian peninsula and heart of the Roman conquest of Hispania.

Declared a World Heritage City by UNESCO, In Tarragona you can see the Roman footprint in its streets, squares and buildings, with an archaeological legacy that makes it one of the best preserved Western Roman cities.

In the presentation, Samuel Martin Mateos, Director of Culture and Society of TVE, explained that “with this series TVE meets three of its public service television objectives.”: cultural diffusion, the dissemination of our historical heritage and the technological avant-garde”.

Begoña Floría, Deputy Mayor and Councilor for Heritage and Culture of the Tarragona City Council, He recalled that with this series the projection of the city at an international level is reinforced: “If you want to see a theater you go to Mérida, some roman baths, a Bath, the Colosseum in Rome. But if you want to know how the Romans lived, “You come to Tarragona”.

The series “Roman engineering”

Directed by José Antonio Muñiz, The series consists of eight episodes that show how they built great works intended to communicate their vast territories., dominate the waters and have extraordinary cities.

In this the documentary “Roman engineering” shows the challenges they faced, how they approached them and resolved them in colossal works, such as the Cartagena Theater or the Colosseum in Rome. The series travels around the world, and especially for the Iberian Peninsula, to know the remains that remain.

 

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