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Canon Shows Possibilities at I/ITSEC 2016

by Chris Chinnock

Canon focused on a few applications for its LCOS-based projectors at I/ITSEC 2016. In one area, they partnered with Cobra Simulation to show a single projector domed solution. This featured Canon’s 5000 lumen, 4K …

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Carl Zeiss to Bring 2-DMD Projector to Simulation and Training Market

by Chris Chinnock

One of the surprises at I/ITSEC 2016 was the debut of a projector from Carl Zeiss. Technically, the projector, called Velvet, is not new as it is used in the planetarium market, but the …

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Boeing Features Strong Focus on AR and VR Applications

by Chris Chinnock

Boeing made a strong impression with a variety of Hololens AR demos as well as a VR demo at I/ITSEC 2016. With Hololens, Boeing must have had 4-5 demos all placed in virtual spaces …

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Barco Debuts F70 Projector

by Chris Chinnock

The newest projector in the Barco line up is the F70, which derives from its projectiondesign heritage. This is a single chip “4K” DLP projector which uses a WQXGA (1920 x 1200) chip set …

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3D Perception Working on 10-bit Upgrade

by Chris Chinnock

3D Perception offers a unique simulation projection screen solution that embeds LED at periodic location around the screen. These are used to generate a calibration pattern that when combined with a camera system, allows …

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Training Needs Evolving within the Military

by Chris Chinnock

In numerous panels and presentations it became clear that the U.S. Armed Forces are increasingly seeing a need to revamp the way they train their service members. We listened in on one important panel …

Tags:Augmented Reality| I/ITSEC 2016| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Simulation| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 48

I/ITSEC 2016 Introduction

by Chris Chinnock

At I/ITSEC 2016, which took place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida at the end of November and is the biggest North American show for training and simulation, we focused mainly …

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Creating Derivatives from the 4K/120/3D “Billy Lynn” Master

by Chris Chinnock

That was the topic of discussion I had with Ben Gervais, the technical supervisor on “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk”, a film directed by Ang Lee and captured in 3D, 120 frames per second …

Tags:4K DCI| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| Vol 23 - Issue 46

NYC Media Lab Five-Minute Pitches

by Chris Chinnock

The Future Media Lab from NYU Engineering profiled their live VR performance of Hamlet during this session and demonstrated it in the nearby demo area. This may be the first demonstration of this kind. …

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FOVE Shows Eyetracking Technology

by Chris Chinnock

Fove had a demo and a presentation at the Exploring Future Reality workshop where they showed their eyetracking technology. This is based upon six IR emitters and two sensors and is integrated into their …

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Opportunities and Challenges in AR & VR Hardware and Software

by Chris Chinnock

Winslow Burkeson of the Rory Meyers College of Nursing at NYU described what he called “experiential supercomputing”. He is basically trying to build a medical holodeck with funding from the National Science Foundation. It …

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Verizon Describes Its “envrmnt’ Platform

by Chris Chinnock

Christian Egeler noted that Verizon is more than just a wireless cellular service provider. They own AOL, The Huffington Post, Hearst Publishing, Engadget, TechCrunch and more, offering services in big data, security, advertising, IOT …

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