⊲ The Debrief ⊳ The article reports on Portalgraph, a headset‑free display technology by Beleve Vision that can convert ordinary screens (TVs, projectors, monitors) into interactive 3D/VR‑style...
Author: Andy Fawkes
Andy Fawkes curates Simulation News. He is Special Correspondent for Military Simulation & Training (MS&T), co-chair of NATO MSG-234 on Training Data, and co-author of "The Military Metaverse." He also publishes r2.news, covering military drones, uncrewed systems and AI.
Smart Glasses Fuel Eyewear Giant’s Growth
⊲ CNBC ⊳ EssilorLuxottica reported an 11.7% year-on-year revenue rise to €6.9 billion in Q3 2025, driven in part by strong demand for its Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. The wearable tech partnership...
Simulation Weekly News
In military technology, Anduril unveiled the EagleEye XR headset, a replacement for Microsoft’s IVAS, designed to overlay real-time battlefield data and convert the soldier into an AI-supported...
French Military Eyes Unreal Future
⊲ Halldale ⊳ France’s Ministry of the Armed Forces has received two EF-Truck simulators from Exail, marking the first such deployment to the Operational Energy Service. These mixed-reality systems...
XR & AI Transforming Industrial Productivity
⊲ European Business Magazine ⊳ The article discusses the pressing skills shortage in engineering, particularly in the UK, where a predicted shortfall of one million engineers by 2030 poses risks to...
Simulation Essential For Port Workforces
⊲ Seatrade Maritime News ⊳ Simulation training in ports has shifted from 'nice to have' to an essential capability in maritime port workforce development. Operators are using high-fidelity...
AI Transforms Modelling & Simulation
⊲ Institution of Mechanical Engineers ⊳ The article describes how AI is reshaping simulation and modelling by enabling high-fidelity digital twins that mirror real systems, blending data types like...
Digital Human Twin Employees
⊲ TechCrunch ⊳ Startup Viven has secured $35m to create “digital twins” of employees by analysing their internal documents (emails, Slack, Google Docs). Viven aims to enhance workplace...
Beyond IVAS – Anduril Fuse XR and AI
⊲ UploadVR ⊳ Anduril has unveiled its EagleEye military XR headset, designed to enhance soldiers' situational awareness and replaces Microsoft's IVAS program. With both optical and digital HUDs, it...
Fighter Jet AI Supports VR-Forces
⊲ Halldale ⊳ RTDynamics has advanced its AI simulation by integrating large language models with individual fighter agents in VR-Forces. Each AI agent controls a fighter jet, retaining contextual...
Simulation Weekly News
In last week's Simulation News we saw that the Bundeswehr approved Rheinmetall’s VBS4 Puma Simulator, a modular system featuring full-size replica cabins for realistic operational practice,...
Untethered XR Tactile Feedback
⊲ Training Industry ⊳ Fundamental XR has launched Fundamental Touch, a wireless haptics system extending its proven tactile technology beyond healthcare into aerospace, automotive, robotics, and...