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Apple eNews February 2002

This is a unique account of Berlin’s gripping history from 1871 - when it became the capital of the German Empire - right up to the present, told in an atmospheric and fascinating manner.

Berliner Kurier 26/09/2001

Dietmar Arnold, chairman of the “Berlin Underworlds” association and Eku Wand, professor of New Media, shed light on the underworld ... guided along by 90 minutes of spoken word, the past and the present of subterranean buildings come alive.

Berlin Street Berlin für Neugierige

It could be expected that this would be an interesting one, and the facts about “Europe’s largest building site”, the new railway tunnel, Hitler’s “Führerbunker” are well-known. But this CD is highly impressive not just because of all the data and texts, your eyes will be glued to the screen ...

dpa bulletin/Das Parlament 06/07/2001

Usually, it is impossible to look into the city’s guts ... But the “Berlin Underworlds” association is now opening the doors to the dark, secretive world under the capital. Together with the multimedia designer Eku Wand, the underground specialists have put together a journey through time under the German capital on CD-ROM.

Hamburger Abendblatt 29/01/2002

“Berlin in the Underground” is so exciting that, when visiting Berlin the next time, the main attraction will be the S-Bahnhof railway station and not the Sony Centre.

Spiegel 09/07/2001

This is what you won’t get when you go to Berlin as a tourist: a look at Hitler’s “Führerbunker” ... But now you can have a look at old underground Berlin with this CD-ROM.

Stern 18/10/2001

No time to take a breath, history is in the making - Berlin was always dashing “ahead”. The informative CD-ROM “Berlin in the Underground” tells you about the subterranean history of the Potsdamer Platz ... At the end of this bunker and tunnel trip, often quite gloomy and murky, you will gasp for a breath and blink at the sun happily.

Tagesspiegel/Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten 01/07/2001

Based on Arnold’s texts and his extensive collection of photos and other images ... the CD-ROM offers an “interactive journey through time”; under this very special square in Berlin’s old and new centre. The walks through bunkers, cellars and tunnels (under construction) will tell you a tale or two and reflect on the history of Berlin.

Tagesspiegel 26/09/2001

In order to introduce their new CD-ROM “Berlin in the Underground - An interactive Journey through Time under the Potsdamer Platz”, town planner and underground expert Dietmar Arnold and multimedia designer Eku Wand hosted a reception - atmospherically spot-on - in the “ghost station” for the proposed U 3 metro line under the Potsdamer Platz ...

Die Welt 28/09/2001

The multimedia designer and co-founder of the “Pixelpark”, Eku Wand, takes you into the city’s murky underworld ... And as the wail of the sirens steadily increases its ferocity, you will experience the claustrophobic atmosphere of a Berlin air raid shelter during World War Two - even when you are, in fact, just sitting there with your computer mouse.

ZDF online 16/01/2002

Whether a narrative multimedia journey through time, bird’s-eye view or tour through a bunker as in “Myst”, this CD-ROM will astonish even Berlin experts.

Distinctions

EUROPRIX 2002 November 2002 - Nominee

This CD-ROM displays Berlin's history from innovative and unusual -underground - perspectives in an adventure-like way. Easy to navigate through the CD-ROM offers unexpected discoveries, new paths and widely varying possibilities for interaction to the user when exploring the subterranean area of the Potsdamer Platz. This product combines media in multiple ways to present extensive historical, modern and technical material on a highly advanced technical level: Animation, sound samples, technical simulations in full detail and inspired screen design turn the presentation of historic facts into an entertaining adventure.

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