educational digital books are increasingly present on tabletsAnd they are an exceptional tool for learning and discoveringin an intuitive and interactive , being able to see explanatory videos that support the texts, and photographs in full detail. Something that they wanted to take advantage of in the application Aqueducts, an educational tool about civil engineering of the Roman Empire
This is an informative application based on the contents of the series Roman Civil Engineering In it we find explanatory texts on the construction of aqueducts and the Roman techniques to carry them out. But not only that. The entire route is illustrated by photographs high resolution, reconstructions made by computer and animations that They explain the most complex concepts to understand how the Romans managed to carry out these works. We must highlight the outstanding visual aspect of Acueductos, which not only makes its handling intuitive , but also attractive and fun
As soon as we start the application we find a main menu represented by a futuristic-style set.In it we find four screens that divide the contents of this application into four large groups. Just click on the desired one to directly access Acueductos, Topographic Key,Construction techniques and Cards Although we do want a detailed explanation of the application we can always press the i button in the upper right corner, which will display the series guide and the contents, Isaac Moreno
Within each section we find a very attractive design in the form of a digital magazine Depending on the section we find different guides to move through all the content, although the operation is similar in all of them. For example, in the section Aqueducts, we can continue from the source to the city to discover all the parts of which it is composed.With only touching on the desired area we can access the explanatory texts and images, although we can also slide our finger to go to the next section. In addition, it is possible to zoom on the different photographs, even on theanimations, so as not to miss any detail.
Some of the images also have a link to their geographic reference These are marked with a small icon at the bottom. In this way, by clicking on them we access the map tool to know their exact locationSomething that can help us if we want to visit that place in person. In addition, there are also videos style documentary to explain other concepts and show some of the keys of the techniques of Roman engineeringAll this while being able to operate the application with one finger thanks to the commented interactive guides or the ever-present button bar at the bottom of the screen.
In short, it is a extremely interesting informative tool that users will know how to take advantage of m more curious and eager to know how they managed to build such monuments A app in the environment of iEducation for iPad of the firm Structuralia with the participation of TVE The only drawback we found is that it is a payment application, although the quality of the contents, the visual aspect of the application and its development well worth it The Acueductos application can be downloaded for iPad through App Store for 4, 49 euros
