⊲ Android Central ⊳ Meta has introduced Hyperscape, an experimental tool that lets users with a Quest headset scan real-world environments and convert them into photorealistic 3D models. These...
Year: 2025
What’s That Hill? Binoculars Meet AR
⊲ TechRadar ⊳ Unistellar’s Envision smart binoculars use augmented reality to overlay real-time information of landmarks and constellations directly into the field of view, with over 200,000 stars...
Browser Becomes Global Photo-Realistic Flight Deck
⊲ PCWorld ⊳ The article discusses GeoFS, a free flight simulator that offers a global environment created from up to date satellite images and geographic data. It is accessible on various...
Four Simulators, 500 Daily Trainees
⊲ TVP World ⊳ Ryanair has opened a €130 million aviation training hub next to Kraków Airport. The facility includes four full-motion simulators and is designed to train up to 500 aviation...
Biometrics Meet Air Traffic Control
⊲ Halldale ⊳ The U.S. Air Force has awarded UFA a $1.8 million STTR Phase II contract to develop a mixed‑reality air traffic control training system that adapts in real time using biometric data....
Simulated Sound Sharpens Robot Skills
⊲ ⊳ The article presents "Multigen," a framework that integrates generative models into physics-based simulators to enhance multimodal robot learning, particularly in tasks requiring audio...
Armoured Vehicle Training Advances
⊲ Halldale ⊳ The Ukraine conflict has demonstrated that armoured vehicles face a significant threat from drones and militaries are boosting crewed-vehicle training through embedded systems,...
Simulation Weekly News
⊲ Last Week’s Sim News Summary ⊳ AI is accelerating the push to make engineering simulation tools more accessible to non-experts by abstracting their technical complexity, marking a turning point...
Ticketing Gets Immersive Seat Views
⊲ Event Industry News ⊳ Nuweb Group has teamed up with Barcelona-based 3D Digital Venue to enhance online ticket purchasing by offering immersive "view from seat" experiences. This partnership...
Simulation & AI Disrupt Manned Fighter Jets?
⊲ Sri Lanka Guardian ⊳ German firm, Helsing, has unveiled the CA-1 “Europa”, a four-ton, 11 metre fighter jet designed to operate without a pilot and execute AI-guided combat missions. Tested...
Pope Rejects Virtual Pope
⊲ eWeek ⊳ Pope Leo XIV has rejected the idea of an AI-generated “virtual pope” that could answer questions online, describing the concept as disturbing and unacceptable. He acknowledged the...
Linked Virtual Battle Portals
⊲ Medium ⊳ The article discusses the concept of the metaverse as a multiverse, particularly in a military context, as outlined in the co-authors' book, "The Military Metaverse." It contrasts a...