Who should be your personal companion?
Wilhelm Kohl
Wilhelm Fürchtegott Kohl
* 22 January 1848 – † 10 May 1898
Occupation: Pharmacist
Researcher of the Limes
Excavation of the Biriciana fort
‘With me, you’ll gain a wealth of knowledge about this fort. What are you waiting for? Let’s get started…’
Vitalis
A fictional character named ‘Vitalis’
Lived around 200 AD
A soldier of the Roman Empire
Active, helpful and friendly
Lives at Biriciana Fort
‘Let’s go on a fun scavenger hunt around the Biriciana site. What are you waiting for?’
App content
Augmented Reality
Immerse yourself in Roman life at the Biriciana Roman Fort across five stations and discover what these places used to look like through interactive 3D reconstructions.
Let Limes researcher Wilhelm Kohl or the young fictional Roman soldier Vitalis guide you through the fort and learn more about the crew barracks, the principia and other fascinating places within the fort.
Use the augmented reality function to superimpose the buildings onto their exact real-world locations, blending the present with Roman history.
Mini-games
Take part in three entertaining mini-games inspired by Roman times and help recover pieces of Vitalis’s equipment.
In Kreismühle, try to form a mill before your opponent and win the game!
In the board game Duodecim Scripta, use a bit of luck with the dice to be the first to get your pieces to the finish line!
Use your skill at rolling nuts to hit your opponent’s nuts!
Quiz
Test your new (or existing) knowledge of the Birciana Roman Fort and the lives of the Roman soldiers there with several quiz questions at each station.
Answer all the questions correctly to get full marks!
Download
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This app has been developed for use on the site of the former Weißenburg fort.
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