About Antikythera Simulation
The Antikythera Mechanism is a small device constructed in ancient Greece around 150BC and it was mainly used for accurate astronomical measurements. It's complexity -comparable to that of a 19th century swiss clock- is...
The Antikythera Mechanism is a small device constructed in ancient Greece around 150BC and it was mainly used for accurate astronomical measurements.
It's complexity -comparable to that of a 19th century swiss clock- is admired by historians and scientists and it is often called as "mankind's first computer".
"Antikythera Simulation" is an open source, interactive 3D simulation drawn with OpenGLES of the 2 best known models of the Antikythera Mechanism as developed by scientists, and in the same time a showcase of the capabilities of your android powered handset!
These versions are preliminary ones, without much attention to the relative gear diameters or vertical positions. However, the tooth count of the gears and the operation are accurate.
Make yourself familiar with your own history and the astonishing sophistication of this ancient device while pushing your android's Graphics Processing Unit to the edge!
Touch-pan, rotate and pinch zoom in the 3D model and let hardware acceleration do the rest.
Check how many frames per second your android can render.
It looks best on high-end devices. Tablets supported.
There is also a brief explanation and history note in the "about" section.
* No permissions required, open-source, no ads, totally free and hopefully bug-free
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You may find the project's source code at github:
https://github.com/fivasim/Antikythera-Simulation
Thanks!!!
version 0.97:
* Supported by all android versions above 1.6. (Multitouch not available in android * Open source
* Apps2SD
* Hardware acceleration with OpenGLES
* Minimal memory usage
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of Antikythera Simulation since it was posted on our website on 2015-04-24 03:00:00.
The latest version is 0.97 and it was updated on 2024-04-22 13:17:00. See below the changes in each version.
Antikythera Simulation version 0.97
Updated At: 2013-03-10
Changes: -Added a button to easily switch between pan and rotate modes.
-Open-sourced the project. You may find the source code at github (direct link in app description)
Antikythera Simulation version 0.97
Updated At: 2013-03-09
Antikythera Simulation version 0.96
Updated At: 2011-03-18
Changes: Several fixes and updates
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