Library of Babel
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3.1.0for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Library of Babel
Experience the Library of Babel from the short story by Jorge Luis Borges in 3D.
In the Library of Babel you can find any page of text that can be written down using the combination of the 26 lowercase letters of the English alphabet and the comma, period and space.
Every meaningful and meaningless thought exists in some book on one of the five shelves on one of the four walls in one of the many many hexagonal rooms somewhere deep within the Library of Babel. But for every page of meaningful content, there are also billions and trillions of pages full of "gibberish".
The librarians of this library spend all of their lives reading the books in the search for wisdom. If you meet some of them during your journey through the Library, they will be happy to tell you what they might have already found in some of the books.
To make your life a bit easier, there is a built in search menu that lets you search for whatever text that comes to your mind. (Also, don't tell the librarians about this search machine of yours. They might steal it and throw you over the railing into the endless pit of darkness in the middle of the hexagons.)
This 3D version is inspired by Jonathan Basile's brilliant website libraryofbabel.info.
Visit the website if you are interested in the whole idea and don't forget to read the original short story by Borges. This app will make a lot more sense afterwards.
The app lets you look around by moving your phone around as if your were actually inside the library. Or you can turn off this "VR" mode and use the on-screen joystick to move and drag with your finger to look around.
If there are any problems, feel free to contact me.
In the Library of Babel you can find any page of text that can be written down using the combination of the 26 lowercase letters of the English alphabet and the comma, period and space.
Every meaningful and meaningless thought exists in some book on one of the five shelves on one of the four walls in one of the many many hexagonal rooms somewhere deep within the Library of Babel. But for every page of meaningful content, there are also billions and trillions of pages full of "gibberish".
The librarians of this library spend all of their lives reading the books in the search for wisdom. If you meet some of them during your journey through the Library, they will be happy to tell you what they might have already found in some of the books.
To make your life a bit easier, there is a built in search menu that lets you search for whatever text that comes to your mind. (Also, don't tell the librarians about this search machine of yours. They might steal it and throw you over the railing into the endless pit of darkness in the middle of the hexagons.)
This 3D version is inspired by Jonathan Basile's brilliant website libraryofbabel.info.
Visit the website if you are interested in the whole idea and don't forget to read the original short story by Borges. This app will make a lot more sense afterwards.
The app lets you look around by moving your phone around as if your were actually inside the library. Or you can turn off this "VR" mode and use the on-screen joystick to move and drag with your finger to look around.
If there are any problems, feel free to contact me.
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What's New in the Latest Version 3.1.0
Last updated on May 30, 2021
Old Versions
New librarian model
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Version History
3.1.0
May 30, 2021
New librarian model
3.0.0
Jan 5, 2020
* The library works fully offline now (pages are not loaded from libraryofbabel.info any more)
* Redesigned the search interface
* Improved mobile controls
* Various usability improvements
* iOS 13 support
* Redesigned the search interface
* Improved mobile controls
* Various usability improvements
* iOS 13 support
2.0
Jun 14, 2018
* Improved performance
* Added support for the iPhone X
* Smoother transition between hexagons
* Increased render distance
* Improved Graphics (can be turned on in the settings)
* New Option to display the pages with a larger font size
* Various other fixes and improvements
* Added support for the iPhone X
* Smoother transition between hexagons
* Increased render distance
* Improved Graphics (can be turned on in the settings)
* New Option to display the pages with a larger font size
* Various other fixes and improvements
1.1
Feb 19, 2018
Improved UI:
- No need to manually deselect anything anymore
- Drag to move camera (got rid of the second joystick)
- Search results now get highlighted
.. and other minor improvements and fixes
- No need to manually deselect anything anymore
- Drag to move camera (got rid of the second joystick)
- Search results now get highlighted
.. and other minor improvements and fixes
1.0.5
Jul 13, 2017
Fixed some bugs caused by scaling issues.
1.0
Dec 1, 2016
Library of Babel FAQ
Library of Babel is available in regions other than the following restricted countries:
South Korea
Library of Babel supports English
Click here to learn how to download Library of Babel in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Library of Babel.
iPhone
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 11.0 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 11.0 or later.
