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Charles River Analytics Offers Free Virtual Reality Development Kit
Charles River Analytics has launched a new open-source software development kit designed to help users create augmented and virtual reality programs.
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DTRA Seeks Virtual Reality Tech Sources for Nuclear Response Training
The Defense Threat Reduction Agency seeks sources on augmented and virtual reality technologies for use in nuclear warfare training.
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Deloitte Begins Dev’t of Digital Platforms to Support Gov’t Workforce Training
Deloitte has launched an effort to develop virtual and augmented reality training platforms using the insight of retiring government employees, GCN reported Wednesday.
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Army Taps Industry for Small Arms Training System Development
Some U.S. Army officials have said the service aims to expand partnerships with industry in efforts to develop small arms trainers designed to utilize simulation technology and realistic weaponry, National Defense Magazine reported Friday. Maj. Gen. Maria Gervais, deputy commanding general of the Combined Arms Center-Training and head of the Synthetic Training Environment team, said the […] More
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Air Force Orders SimiGon Aircraft De-Icing Training System
SimiGon has received a contract to provide a technology platform for the U.S. Air Force to train the service branch’s technicians to de-ice airplanes. The company said Tuesday its SIMbox-based virtual reality aircraft de-icing simulator will help USAF conduct training that includes playback and after-action review, scoring, feedback reports and a multiuser mode. Military and commercial […] More
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Jacobs Develops VR Environment for Welsh Highway Update Program
The Welsh government has received a Jacobs Engineering Group-built virtual reality visualization environment which will be used to aid construction work on two sections of the South Wales-based A465 Heads of Valley highway project. Jacobs said Wednesday the VR platform adds to the company’s support for the A465 project which also includes road widening assistance […] More
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Lockheed, Brigham Young University Partner to Apply Gaming Tech in Digital Engineering
Brigham Young University and Lockheed Martin will collaborate on the application of gaming technology to help users interact with, record and share engineering designs in virtual reality environments. Lockheed said Tuesday the project is part of a research grant awarded to BYU’s mechanical engineering department for the development of a VR training and design review system that will support the company’s digital […] More
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Army Taps Charles River Analytics to Build New Soldier Operational Readiness Assessment & Diagnosis Tool
Charles River Analytics has received a potential two-year, $1 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop a new system for the assessment and diagnosis of vestibular indicators of soldier operational readiness. Charles River said Monday the follow-on ADVISOR contract will fund work to create an in-field vestibular assessment platform that features electromyography, integrated video oculography, […] More
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NASA, Harmonic Release Astronaut Space-Walk Training Virtual Reality Video
NASA and video services company Harmonic have unveiled a 360-degree, virtual reality video on NASA TV’s Youtube channel to show three different perspectives of astronauts in space-walk training. Harmonic said Wednesday the video was taken at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in Houston where astronauts train for future missions through an indoor pool of water and a life-size replica of the […] More
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NeuroCog Trials Receives Federal Mental Health Assessment Tool Development Grant
NeuroCog Trials has received a $2 million grant from the the National Institute of Mental Health to gather additional normative data and internationalize a functional capacity assessment tool. NeuroCog Trials said Thursday the Virtual Reality Functional Capacity Assessment Tool was developed to serve as a platform to present a realistic and immersive environment to recreate routine activities of […] More
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Frost & Sullivan: Demand for Mixed Reality Training to Drive Military Training & Simulation Investments
A new Frost & Sullivan analysis predicts the Defense Department’s budget for training and simulation systems to experience a compound annual growth rate of 1.7 percent through 2020. The demand for mixed reality training or live, virtual and constructive training is expected to drive investments and technology updates in the military training and simulation market, Frost & Sullivan said Tuesday. “While […] More