Ibm, which is a big believer in virtual worlds, and chinas palace. This exhibition presents nearly two hundred works of art, drawn from the palace museum collection. Virtually visit the forbidden city ibm has used game software to create a virtual version of chinas forbidden city, so pick your avatar and have a look around. Beyond space and time is a partnership between ibm and the palace museum in beijing, china.
The forbidden city is an adventure game with interesting graphics and topics. Beijing the forbidden city interactive virtual tour in 360. Oct, 2008 the worlds largest palace complex friday unveiled an addition a virtual one. The worlds largest palace complex friday unveiled an addition a virtual one. Palace museum have launched a virtual tour of the forbidden city. Find out here how you can take a look at ancient rome. Oct 10, 2008 cant afford a ticket to china to go visit the forbidden city.
For more than five hundred years, the ming and qing emperors ruled china from the palaces of the forbidden city. Cant afford a ticket to china to go visit the forbidden city. Aspiring architect minecrafts virtual forbidden city. Ive tried to access it with the help of multiple browsers, and the result was the same. Ibm, which is a big believer in virtual worlds, and chinas palace museum have created an. Beyond space and time comes to you from ibm and chinas palace museum as a tool to celebrate and. The meridian gate is very grand, with five openings, and is the largest and main gate of the forbidden city. It is a large download, but there is support for mac, linux and windows. Its now possible for visitors to take a virtual tour of parts of beijings forbidden city, without actually setting foot on the majestic grounds.
Oct 09, 2008 montage of moments from the forbidden city virtual world. Awardwinning design director with a strong background in management, branding, marketing, digital and publication design. Nov 07, 2008 imagethief has been discussing the virtual forbidden city. Social app provides virtual tours of beijings forbidden city. Virtual forbidden city is a clientbased vr, and it is a fairly hefty one, weighing in at around 200mb for the initial download, differing for each operating system by a few megabytes. Ibm and palace museum announce opening of the forbidden city.
Jun 14, 2012 the forbidden city of beijing in 360 by electroniceye. This huge palace complex was completed in 1420 and covers more than 72 hectares 178 acres. Because each pavillion resembles a pheonix, this gate is also known as wufenglou, which means five phoenix tower. Oct 10, 2008 visitors to the virtual forbidden city will be able to take tours that correspond to major historical topics and stories from the forbidden city, such as dragons of the forbidden city, the supreme golden halls of the forbidden city, the imperial garden, and the symbolic animals in the forbidden city. Basically this is something that looks a lot like a second life site but you have to download the whole thing. The site of the ingame forbidden city covers a square grid of 100 million blocks. The virtual forbidden city is a 3dimensional virtual world where visitors from around the world can experience the forbidden city in beijing.
The most popular versions of this product among our users are. Fabricated city engsub 2017 korean movie polldrama. I registered here as i am seeking a link to a mac download for virtual forbidden city by ibm and the palace museum. Beyond space and time, the project that ive been working on for over a year. More at montage of moments from the forbidden city virtual world. Beyond space and time is a partnership between the palace museum and ibm. The virtual forbidden city free download windows version. It contains hundreds and hundreds of exquisite buildings and historic. The exhibitions four thematic sections showcase the activities that took place in the palace. At this point, i can say that virtual forbidden city is a discontinued application. Forbidden city goes virtual with ibm pc world australia. Virtual forbidden city by ibm and the palace museum beijing. Working together with ibm, the palace museum better known as beijings forbidden city, the palace and home of chinas emperors for 500 years launched beyond space and time, a virtual tour that allows the visitor to explore the grounds as one of nine characters.
Having seen some of the incredible creations within the game, su yijun, the 22yearold virtual architect from zhuhai in the southern province of guangdong, decided to try his hand at remaking one of chinas bestknown tourist destinations. Now i will take you for a virtual tour around the mysterious palace complex. You can explore the magnificient palace as it was during the qing dynasty, which ruled from 1644 until 1912, the end of the imperial period in china. Highlights the forbidden city was created to embody the idea of the emperor as the center of the universe and to evoke a visceral sense of his power. Dont hesitate to move through the virtual forbidden city looking for areas of interest and clicking your mouse to see if more information is available. Forbidden city is too huge, so it is easy to get lost. Visitors are highly advised to combine your forbidden city trip with jingshan park. The art and architectural treasures from this period are the cultural heart of modern china. You can only get a glimpse of what the program use to be using play media on ibm website.
Jun 19, 2017 su yijun, a 22yearold aspiring architect from zhuhai, guangdong province, and a small team of volunteers built a digital model of the forbidden city in the popular video game minecraft. Oct 10, 2008 the virtual forbidden city is a 3dimensional virtual world where visitors from around the world can experience the forbidden city in beijing. A knowledgeable forbidden city guide can ensure you a fun trip even if you do not know much about chinese history. You can explore the magnificent palace as it was during the qing dynasty, which ruled from 1644 until 1912, the end of the imperial period in china. Consistent readers of this blog yes, you three know that i spend a lot of time in china and so it is a great relief that the cat is officially out of the bag. Ibm news room the virtual forbidden city united states. First chinese 3d virtual tourism site virtual forbidden palace. Expore the virtual forbidden city, courtesy of ibm. Now start your tour in the forbidden city from wumen. Aspiring architect minecrafts virtual forbidden city youtube. Sep 21, 2008 virtual forbidden city is not available for downloading anymore because the official website has been put offline since 3 years ago. There is a post on the ibms website and a link to start the media, but it doesnt work at all. Working together with ibm, the palace museum better known as beijings forbidden city, the palace and home of.
Imperial treasures from the palace museum, beijing. Working together with ibm, the palace museum better known as beijings forbidden city, the. Social app provides virtual tours of beijings forbidden city youtube. A new exhibition at beijings forbidden city uses virtual reality to depict an archaeological site in jingdezhen, a small city in southeast china whose name is synonymous with fine porcelain. Jun 14, 2017 no, the virtual forbidden city is not available anymore. Download the required product from the developers site for free safely and easily using the official link provided by the developer of the virtual forbidden city below. A few historical museums have built robust virtual walkthroughs of their own above all the palace museum in beijing, whose website and app allow you to. Or you can download the app directly to your apple iphone or android smartphone here. Leader of the luxury and highend markets, the company has become famous at an international level for its 360 interactive virtual tours, its presentation of objects in 360 and its photographs of artwork which embed an innovative hyper zoom kinematics for hyper.
The virtual forbidden city provides several tools to aid in your exploration, although your own sense of curiosity will always serve you best. The forbidden city take on the role of evelyn tao, a bright young professor, who is in town grieving over the death of her father. Unlike most virtual tourist projects, this one seems to foreground actual human beings, and not just artifacts architecture, art. Oct 10, 2008 working together with ibm, the palace museum better known as beijings forbidden city, the palace and home of chinas emperors for 500 years launched beyond space and time, a virtual tour.
Watch fabricated city korean movie 2017 engsub is a in real life kwon yoo is just an unemployed man who lives day by day by eating cup noodles in real life but in the virtual game. How to visit forbidden city in beijing, palace museum travel. We will visit the forbidden city from south to north along the central axis. The virtual forbidden city enables visitors to interact with others and. Virtually visit the forbidden city technology the guardian. Download the software that will allow you to take a 3d tour of the imperial palace in china in the 15th century. Su yijun, a 22yearold aspiring architect from zhuhai, guangdong province, and a small team of volunteers built a digital model of the forbidden city in the popular video game minecraft. Jan 05, 2010 explore the ruins of this famous italian city. Its the main gate and south gate of the forbidden city. You get a little avatar and you can bop around the great within and look at stuff. Based on gaming software, the project lets you take a three dimensional tour of the imperial palace built during the midming dynasty, starting in 1406 get more info here. Baixar the virtual forbidden city gratuito gratuitamente. Forbidden city brings archaeology to life with virtual.
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