⊲ Halldale ⊳ The U.S. Navy has demonstrated a portable virtual reality bridge training system aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, confirming its use in live operational conditions. The Virtual Bridge...
Month: January 2026
XR Beyond Sight & Sound
⊲ Computer Weekly ⊳ The article explores how virtual worlds are beginning to better mirror real-world experience by engaging more human senses than sight and sound alone. It describes how haptics,...
European Headset Challenges US Domination
⊲ Igor'sLAB ⊳ Stan Larroque and Lynx launch the R2 headset, offering a sovereign European path for mixed reality. This hardware avoids the mandatory data tracking seen in dominant American...
Cutting-Edge Immersive Platform
⊲ ST Engineering Antycip ⊳ Antycip has upgraded the University of Lille’s TORE (The Open Reality Experience) immersive environment with enhanced 4K projection, advanced calibration and modern...
Impact of AI Data Centre Demand Widens
⊲ Ars Technica ⊳ As RAM prices surge by 300-400%, the ongoing global RAM supply crunch, driven largely by demand from AI data centres for memory and related components, has started to push scarcity...
Space Wars Simulation Ecosystem
⊲ Slingshot Space ⊳ US satellite tracking company Slingshot Aerospace has secured a $27 million contract to enhance the U.S. Space Force’s Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) by...
Simulators Support New Electric Aircraft
⊲ Investing News Network ⊳ Joby Aviation has completed the first of two next-generation flight simulators, developed with CAE, to support pilot training for its commercial single-pilot eVTOL...
Australian Navy’s Serco Simulation Contract
⊲ Serco ⊳ Serco has secured a renewed and expanded contract to deliver maritime warfare training for the Royal Australian Navy at HMAS Watson and HMAS Stirling. Building on a partnership that began...
Meta’s Enterprise VR Demise
⊲ The Verge ⊳ Meta has confirmed it is closing Horizon Workrooms and ending sales of business-focused Quest hardware and services in early 2026, drawing a line under its virtual office ambitions....
XR Market Enters Strategic Reset
⊲ Xpert.digital ⊳ The article discusses the evolving XR market, highlighting a shift from hardware to AI-driven value creation. Major tech companies such as Meta, Google, Samsung, and Apple are...
Unity Industry Trends Report 2026
⊲ Unity ⊳ The report outlines how immersive technologies, artificial intelligence and sustainability are moving from trials into routine industrial use. It shows organisations applying real-time...
C2 Software Startup Acquire Simulation Startup
⊲ VentureBeat ⊳ Onebrief has raised $200 million in a Series D round valuing the defence planning software firm at $2.15 billion. The funding supports product development and global expansion,...