Running Reality
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Running Reality
@runningreality.bsky.social
Explore the history of human civilization from 3000BC to today. Running Reality is a world history model with free web and app versions. #edtech #digitalhistory
We added our first dinosaur! Some of you have learned that the Running Reality map will go back into pre-history. It CAN go way back, but it is feeling a bit empty. Help us add life to those drifting continents. www.runningreality.org#01/01/700000... #dinosaurs #continentaldrift #prehistoric
January 8, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Where I'm standing used to be water along the Alexandria, VA waterfront. See how Running Reality shows old warehouses and ships in augmented reality, with a little help from generative AI. #alexandriava #edtech #ar #augmentedreality #oldbuildings #history
December 14, 2025 at 4:42 AM
History isn't a map. History is people. History comes alive when we make it human.
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Professor Thaddeus Lowe demonstrates the use of balloons for military observation just as the U.S. Civil War begins. In June 1861, the Union occupied positions in Northern Virginia. However, they struggled to identify the location of the Confederate defensive positions. youtube.com/shorts/zlAyX...
Rail and balloons used for military observation for the first time in June 1861
YouTube video by Running Reality
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November 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We tried the new @OpenAI Atlas web browser with Running Reality. You can ask questions about world history and Atlas can drive the map to be your tour guide to explore interactive historical events! #edtech #history #1775 #BunkerHill
November 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Here is a sneak peek at what we are working right now. History isn't a map. We want to really bring history to life and take you into historical places and events in full 3D. @meshyai #genai #digitalhistory #edtech
October 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This is a phenomenal set of principles for using GenAI in education just put out by the American Historical Association. RunningReality will follow these principles fully to give teachers and students full transparency. #aihistory #digitalhistory #edtech www.historians.org/resource/gui...
Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in History Education
These 14 foundational principles are meant to assist educators and administrators in crafting AI policies suited to local circumstances and the specific needs of students.
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August 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
We have been mapping street-level details for cities old and new, from Rome, to Athens, to Tokyo, to Tikal, to Ur. Here is New York City as it evolved from 1600 to 1840 from native villages to Dutch colony to English settlement to a U.S. city.
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Animated Map of Early New York City
YouTube video by Running Reality
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July 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Ever looked at a modern map of the ancient world and wondered how real those borders actually were? How did people at the time think about boundaries and control? Dive into our latest article to explore the origins of borders and the Westphalian shift: www.runningreality.org/docs/article...
Running Reality - Modern Maps of the Ancient World
Modern maps of the ancient world use modern concepts of statehood and borders that did not exist at the time. The Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 ending the 30 Years War is seen as the inflection point i...
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July 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We are now on BlueSky!
May 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM