Simulation Weekly News
Military initiatives are rapidly adopting immersive training; the UK Ministry of Defence announced that soldiers will train on first-person shooter games like Call of Duty to link gaming skills with essential modern military tasks involving remote-operated drones. Complementing this, Ukrainian company Atmaraksi launched the Duel virtual simulator, which allows soldiers to practice engaging FPV drones, supporting counter-UAS strategies and tactical development for military units. Aviation training also advanced significantly as Red 6 achieved an AR first for rotorcraft, integrating its ATARS system with Boeing’s AH-64E Apache testbed to provide demanding, threat-focused flight scenarios within the pilot’s real field of view.
Beyond defense, simulation is solving human challenges, with researchers finding that VR headsets can alleviate motion sickness experienced by astronauts returning to Earth by over 80%, using visual cues to counteract the confusion caused by gravity shifts. AI development is also leveraging virtual worlds; Google DeepMind’s SIMA 2 agent learns complex tasks in environments like Goat Simulator 3 by following human instructions, aiming to develop skills foundational for real-world robotics. Commercially, Magic Leap partnered with Google to focus on lightweight, mass-producible AR glasses, while an established ex-British Airways 747 simulator attraction in Manchester UK, which generated a 2025 turnover of £246,000, was listed for sale.
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