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Antikythera Simulation 0.97

533.6 KB / 10K+ Downloads / Rating 4.3 - 230 reviews


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Antikythera Simulation, developed and published by Fiv Asim, has released its latest version, 0.97, on 2013-05-02. This app falls under the Education category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 10000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 4.3, based on 230 reviews.

Antikythera Simulation APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 1.6+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: com.fivasim.antikythera

Updated: 12 years ago

Developer Name: Fiv Asim

Category: Education

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing Antikythera Simulation on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

App Rating

4.3
Total 230 reviews

Reviews

1 ★, on 2019-09-24
Bleh. I wanted to be able to read and understand the mechanism, not to just see how it works. The diagrams are in Greek, which is a language i don't read.

1 ★, on 2018-09-23
Ruppish please put when you turn the minute hand

5 ★, on 2013-02-27
This is pretty cool! Its a simple Swiss clock basically. But just the fact that you're looking into the working mechanisms of a watch is a great opportunitity. It is a perfect example of "Could this device be designed without a designer?" As in "How could the world be created without a Creator?" Seriously, the gears didn't just magically appear like that. They were designed by someone. Makes u think, doesn't it? HINT HINT atheistic peoplez HINT HINT!

5 ★, on 2016-07-25
An absolutely brilliant app the mechanism looks like it was something out of the 20th century 19th at least, but as time goes on more is found out about it one of the hands actually institutes phases of the moon so it is a celestial timepiece of grand design. 5 stars for the mechanism and for the application so download it and check it out for yourself and tell me that it's not one of the most fascinating things you've seen the app itself is brilliantly executed.👍

4 ★, on 2015-02-27
I've been doing study into the Mechanism for my own computer science research, and I found the AMRP's new 2012 model very appealing, with proposed planetary geartrains as well. I'd love if you did an update, but since it's open source, I might do it myself over the summer if you don't. Thanks for your work.

5 ★, on 2016-11-27
Not the complete clock, but it seems it's being improved over time. Greek comments in the source code. Love everything about this project

Previous Versions

Antikythera Simulation 0.97
2013-05-02 / 533.6 KB / Android 1.6+

About this app

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
:)

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 < 2.0)
* Open source
* Apps2SD
* Hardware acceleration with OpenGLES
* Minimal memory usage

New features

-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)