Erleb-AR app from the Bern University of Applied Sciences shows Swiss cultural heritage

Back to the past via augmented reality: with the so-called Erleb-AR app from Bern University of Applied Sciences, users can interactively marvel at various Swiss cultural heritage sites.

With the augmented reality app "Erleb-AR", you can experience various Swiss cultural heritage sites in a realistic way. Ancient buildings that have long since disappeared are brought back to life. The Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH) developed the app.

"The Erleb-AR app allows you to visit buildings from the past in their original location and in their original size," says Marcus Hudritsch, who teaches image processing and computer graphics at BFH. The app was developed under his supervision. The application allows users to experience cultural heritage that no longer exists interactively and from different perspectives.

The app can currently be used at three locations:

In Avenches in Vaud, the ruins of the amphitheatre, the Cigognier sanctuary and the theatre appear in their former glory in digital form.

So appears the Amphitheatre in Avenches in the BFH AR app.

The Cigognier Shrine in Avenches.

In Augst (BL), visitors can marvel at the temple columns and the theatre of the former colonial city of Augusta Raurica.

So sees the Temple ruins in Augst (BL) in the Reality from.

And so appears the Temple in the AR app the BFH.

And in Bern, the former Christoffel Tower, which stood in the same place until 1865, can be admired by the canopy on Bahnhofsplatz. The app also shows another version of the tower from the 18th century, when it was still part of the city fortifications with a moat and city wall.

The former Christoffel tower at Bernese Station square.

The Christoffel Tower as it appears in the BFH AR app.

BFH was supported in the development of the app by the archaeological service of the Canton of Bern and the museums in Avenches and Augst. The project was financed by the Federal Office of Culture FOC, the Lottery Fund of the Canton of Bern and the Hasler Foundation.

The app is free and can be downloaded in German, French and English for the iOS and Android operating systems from the relevant app stores.

Source: Netzwoche