⊲ 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...
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US Army Operational AR Lives On
⊲ The Register ⊳ The US Army has relaunched its augmented reality headset initiative with $354 million in contracts to Anduril and Rivet Industries for its Soldier Borne Mission Command (SBMC)...
Anduril Takes Over and Accelerates US Army IVAS
⊲ Breaking Defense ⊳ Anduril has taken over a the contract for the US Army's Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) from Microsoft, valued at $22 billion. This transition allows Anduril to...
Microsoft AI Creates Virtual Worlds
⊲ The Verge ⊳ Microsoft has unveiled Muse, a generative AI model developed with Ninja Theory, designed to assist in creating game environments and gameplay for Xbox. Trained on 7 years of gameplay...
Gaussian Splats: (Nearly) Ready for Standardisation
⊲ Metaverse Standards Forum ⊳ The Gaussian Splatting Town Hall presentations showed a strong interest in 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) and its potential for industry adoption. Although a consensus...
HoloLens 2 Support To End
The Verge | Microsoft discontinued its HoloLens 2 headset production on December 10, 2023 and now will only provide security updates until the end of 2027. Despite abandoning new hardware...
MS Flight Simulator 2024: The New Metaverse?
GamesBeat | Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 harnesses cloud computing to create a highly detailed, realistic simulation of Earth. Jorg Neumann, head of the project, explains how shifting computing...
Virtual Microsoft Flight Simulator Career
MSFS Addons | Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, launching in November will include a "Career Mode", catering to users seeking purpose beyond open-world flying. Players start by customising avatars...
Anduril Saves US Army’s IVAS?
The Defense Post | Anduril Industries is collaborating with Microsoft to revamp the US Army's IVAS (Integrated Visual Augmentation System) program. By integrating Anduril’s Lattice software, which...