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About Circa 1948

“This trip to the past is a glimpse at the future” - TIME. Enter the shadows of a post-war North American city through this film noir inspired, historically based immersive art app. Requires iPhone 4S/iPad 2 and above.

The first Real-time 3D art app to tell a story inspired by real events. An immersive experience created by internationally renowned artist Stan Douglas and the award-winning NFB Digital Studio. Through photorealistic 3D illustrations rendered from Douglas’ extensive historical research, Circa 1948 takes users to the late 1940s, Vancouver, BC, a young city in the midst of urban planning, but divided along lines of race and income. Eavesdrop on long lost conversations in two carefully recreated locations: an Old Hotel in Vancouver’s affluent west side, then squatted by homeless war veterans, or the muddy streets of ethnically diverse Hogan’s Alley in the working class east side, populated by racial minorities, gamblers, prostitutes and corrupt police officers. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada.

Features
- Extensive historical detail
- Period music and audio
- 44 film noir influenced conversations
- Historically accurate props, architecture and landscapes
- Open-source real-time 3D engine
- Touch and gyroscope-driven navigation modes

Supported Devices
- iPhone 4S, 5, 5C and 5S
- iPad 2, 3rd and 4th generation iPad, iPad Air, iPad Mini and 2nd generation iPad Mini.
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.0.4

Last updated on Feb 6, 2015
Old Versions
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- iOS 8 Support
- fixed rendering bugs on iPad Air 2, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+
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Version History
1.0.4
Feb 6, 2015
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

- iOS 8 Support
- fixed rendering bugs on iPad Air 2, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6+
1.0.3
Apr 27, 2014
Improved texture streamer to remove black surface popping and reduce visual artifacts.
1.0.2
Apr 18, 2014
- Explains how to eavesdrop on conversations
- High resolution textures improved
- Bump maps implemented for more realistic textures
- Performance Optimizations for iPad2 and iPhone 4s
1.0.1
Apr 15, 2014
- graphic enhancements on iPad Air
- stability improvements
- general bug fixes
- content corrections
1.0.0
Mar 26, 2014

Circa 1948 FAQ

Click here to learn how to download Circa 1948 in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Circa 1948.
iPhone
Requires iOS 8.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 8.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 8.0 or later.
Circa 1948 supports English

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