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Twinity, the 3D mirror world made of real people and real
places, is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall
of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War by
rebuilding a 2 km stretch of the wall in virtual Berlin.
Berlin, 2 November 2009 – At a press conference at Berlin’s City
Hall today, Metaversum GmbH, the makers of 3D mirror world
Twinity, announced the opening of the world’s first open-air wall
museum in Twinity’s virtual Berlin in collaboration with the Berlin
Senate and Berlin.de to commemorate the world-changing
events of 1989.
For almost three decades, the reality of everyday life in Berlin
was shaped by a wall that divided the city in two. From today,
visitors to virtual Berlin in Twinity can go on a virtual journey
through history, and explore a 2 km-long, true-to-scale section
of the Berlin Wall from the Reichstag, past the Brandenburg Gate
and Potsdamer Platz, culminating in a realistic replica of
Checkpoint Charlie.
Entering the virtual wall museum in Twinity is like stepping back in
time to Berlin in November 1989. Visitors not only see the Berlin
Wall and its immediate environs reappearing before their eyes,
they also experience the remarkable transformation of today’s
Berlin back to Berlin as it was in 1989. Whole buildings vanish and
visitors suddenly find themselves standing in the infamous death
strip between the two border walls. This astonishing effect is
particularly striking at the Potsdamer Platz, the Brandenburg
Gate, and Checkpoint Charlie.
Twinity users can tour the area between the Reichstag and
Checkpoint Charlie, and engage with interactive media content
including video and audio guides at seven key points along the
way. Documentaries and witness accounts, plus links to relevant
Berlin Wall content on Berlin.de, describe the building of the wall,
key dates in its history, and the incredible events of 1989. This
allows Twinity users to experience the wall at first hand while
grounding their experience with contextual information.
“Twinity’s open-air wall museum brings the unique history of our
remarkable city and the events of this special year to a
worldwide audience,” explained Dr. Richard Meng, Speaker of
the Berlin Senate. “We welcome such innovative use of
technology to illustrate historical events with real significance
and support this act of remembrance and celebration.”
Jochen Hummel, CEO of Metaversum GmbH, added, “We are
happy to see Twinity setting an important precedent in a virtual
world: The museum makes history real for young people and gives a global audience important insights into the divided Berlin, while serving as a virtual monument to help us learn from
our past.”
“Those visiting Berlin today are often surprised to see how few
traces remain of the Berlin Wall. The virtual wall museum in Twinity
is designed to show tourists and Berlin residents how the city was
once completely split in two,” elaborated Sven Heller, Managing
Director of BerlinOnline Stadtportal GmbH & Co. KG. “Exploring
the wall in Twinity is an incredible experience and we are happy
to be able to support this important project.”
The opening of the virtual wall museum will be accompanied by
many different Berlin Wall-related events and special
promotions. Visit
www.twinity.com/en/wall to find out more.
The Berlin Wall project has been developed in cooperation with
the Berliner Forum für Geschichte und Gegenwart e.V., the Berlin
Senate, and Twinity’s exclusive media partner Berlin.de.
The mirror world Twinity is currently in public Beta. You can
register for free at
www.twinity.com and begin exploring the
world today.
(find the full article here:
http://press.twinity.com/press_kit/Press_Releases/English_Pr...)
Deutsche Version:
http://press.twinity.com/press_kit/Press_Releases/German_Pre...
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Twinity Reconstructs the Berlin Wall
Andreas Weih, 02 Nov 2009, 2:00 pm
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