Despite its good health, it continues to face the same problems Turnover in this industry in Spain was 920 million euros and the outlook for the future is very positive. Specifically, a 17% increase is expected in the coming years, reaching 1,723 million euros in 2023. On the positive side, 415 … [Read more...]

The VR Training Gives Airmen Practical Experience Convincing a Peer to Seek Help The U.S. Air Force is using virtual reality technology to give airmen the practical experience needed to be able to help colleagues in a mental health emergency in a program that will be expanded to incorporate … [Read more...]

The Air Force's Virtual Reality Fighter Training Is Working Best for 5th-Gen Pilots The Air Force is finding that experimental virtual reality fighter pilot training is working best for students who want to fly the service's most advanced stealth platforms -- though leaders are not exactly sure … [Read more...]

U.S. State Department Announces New Video Game Diplomacy Program American culture has been projected overseas in various ways: Elvis, blue jeans, Coca-Cola, MTV, Hollywood films. Now, in a program announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of State, this pantheon will include video games. In the … [Read more...]

How Game Worlds are Preparing Humanitarian Workers for High-Stakes Scenarios The pandemic has bred a new dependence on online technologies for work and social engagement. Immersive technology such as that used in 3D video games, virtual reality and augmented reality can be designed now so that the … [Read more...]

Microsoft Wins $22 Billion Deal Making Headsets for US Army Microsoft won a nearly $22 billion contract to supply U.S. Army combat troops with its augmented reality headsets. Microsoft and the Army separately announced the deal Wednesday. The technology is based on Microsoft’s HoloLens … [Read more...]

Video Games are the New Contested Space for Public Policy In February, the video game publisher Victura announced it would launch what it described as a realistic video-game portrayal of the Second Battle for Fallujah. Based on dozens of interviews with troops who fought in the 2004 battle, Six … [Read more...]

Large-Scale Outdoor Mosaic Game Boards are Planned for West Dayton Two large-scale, outdoor mosaics — a combination of art and activity — are planned for the Dayton community this year. “Together We Rise,” a 400-square-foot play station, will be installed at the Hope Center for Families, 1800 … [Read more...]

Space Force Using Oculus Quest For VR Satellite Repair Training VR simulations by SAIC allow mission operators to go “hands-on” with national security satellites and missiles. The United States Space Force, a space service branch of the US Armed Forces established by former president Donald J. … [Read more...]

How Video Game Technology Helps DOD and Schools During Pandemic I have a lifelong love of video games and have been playing them since the early days of the Atari 2600, Intellivision and ColecoVision consoles. So I know a little bit about the benefits of playing. But as cool as games are these … [Read more...]

How Defense Tech Startup Red 6 Is Revolutionizing Combat Training CNBC’s Morgan Brennan reports on how defense tech startup Red 6 is revolutionizing combat training.  Watch this report on AI and Augmented Reality make it work in outdoor dynamic environments to training pilots faster and more … [Read more...]

All the World’s a Game From Diplomacy to “Sex With Stalin,” board and video games have long drawn from the wild world of international politics. In their crudest form, world politics—and especially great-power affairs—may seem like a game. It’s no surprise, then, that they served as inspiration … [Read more...]

Air Force Turns to VR for Suicide Prevention Training The Air Force is turning to virtual reality technology to train its airmen to recognize and help others at risk of self-harm. The service is using VR training to put airmen in life-like situations to practice how to get a distressed person … [Read more...]

British Soldiers Training for Combat in Virtual Reality They're running military drills on oculus headsets. The British military is training its soldiers and running military exercises through a virtual reality simulation. The simulation looked more like a first-person shooter video game than a … [Read more...]

China’s Military Steps Up Drone Training in Mountainous Border Areas Recent exercises in southwest and far west of the country highlighted by PLA and state television Meanwhile, military academy says it bought a drone simulation training system that can operate a ‘super swarm’ China’s … [Read more...]

Virtual Reality Police De-Escalation Training in Development by Schenectady Startup The video game studio startup Catapult Games is working with the Schenectady Police Department to develop a virtual reality training tool. Read More   … [Read more...]

InVeris Training Solutions Introduces VR-DT Virtual Reality Law Enforcement Trainer, Announces State of California as Launch Customer The system uses the latest fully immersive VR technology for training de-escalation of force in a wide variety of critical, real-world situations. SUWANEE, Ga., … [Read more...]

Virtual Reality Battlefield Technology Immerses Users in Historic Battles In the 1989 classic film Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, the titular characters seem destined to receive a fail grade on their upcoming history presentation until, with the help of a gnarly time machine, they travel to … [Read more...]

Ukie Submits Proposals to the Government to Help Grow the UK Games Industry Ahead of next month’s budget, Ukie has submitted five proposals to the Government, designed to help grow the UK games industry in the coming years. Ukie outlined the proposals on its website, illustrating the current … [Read more...]

Why Gaming is Set to Become Poland’s National Brand Poland has long been a cultural powerhouse. The birthplace of no fewer than six Nobel Literature Prize laureates (most recently Olga Tokarczuk in 2018), the country can also boast a giant of science fiction – Stanisław Lem – and one of the world’s … [Read more...]