New Virtual Reality App Timelooper Takes You Back in History

This Feb. 2, 2016 image made from video shows Timelooper co-founder Yigit Yigiter looking through a Google cardboard virtual reality headset as he sees a recreation of the Great Fire of London in 1666. AP Photo

LONDON—Imagine watching frantic shopkeepers busily extinguish the Great Fire of London, or sheltering from Nazi bombing raids during the Blitz.

Now, thanks to a new virtual reality app, you can travel back in time to be immersed in these events.

The Timelooper app allows users to experience key moments in London history with just a smartphone and a cardboard headset.

This Feb. 2, 2016 image made from video shows Timelooper co-founder Andrew Feinberg looking through a Google cardboard virtual reality headset across from the Tower of London in London, England. AP Photo