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DS28 Mechdyne Explains Practicalities of CAVEs

by Bob Raikes

Kurt Hoffmeister is CTO from Mechdyne which is a US AV company that has been around a long time but now around 50% of its business is in 3D and immersive technologies. 30% of …

Tags:CAVEs| Display Summit 2016| Infocomm 2016| Large Display Monitor| Simulation| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 24

Eyevis to Use ColorSpark in DLP Engines

by Bob Raikes

Eyevis of Germany was showing its ESP range of DLP-based LED projector engines which are widely used in aircraft and automotive simulators. The company has supplied projectors for 17 aircraft simulators being developed by …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Eyevis| ITEC 2016| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Simulation| Vol 23 - Issue 19

ITEC 2016 Round Up

by Bob Raikes

At the back of the hall, one company, Dauntless, had set up its simulation system in an area that allowed two users to move around, wearing VR headsets. On the displays were the scenarios …

Tags:Epson| ITEC 2016| Large Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| Simulation| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Canon Shows 4K LP LCOS Prototype

by Bob Raikes

The value of going to this kind of show for news was shown when we got to the Canon booth. The company had a prototype (serial number #001!) three panel 4K LCOS projector based …

Tags:Canon| ITEC 2016| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| LCOS| Simulation| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Esterline Adds “Channel” Product

by Bob Raikes

Esterline bought Barco’s simulation business last year as the Belgian company focused on its core display components. Esterline supplies complete display systems in a number of different ranges under the Treality brand, and using, …

Tags:Barco| ITEC 2016| Large Display Monitor| Simulation| Vol 23 - Issue 19

ITEC Has Interesting Displays

by Bob Raikes

ITEC is the annual exhibition for the military/defence simulation business in Europe that is equivalent to the US I/ITSEC which we have reported on for several years. This is the first time that we …

Tags:ITEC 2016| Large Display Monitor| Military & Defence| Simulation| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Rockwell Collins Buys Simulation Projector Line from Christie

by Chris Chinnock

Rockwell Collins has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of the Matrix series projector product lines from Christie Digital Systems. Rockwell Collins already has a captive projector line …

Tags:Christie| Large Display Monitor| Rockwell Collins| Simulation| Training| Vol 23 - Issue 04

Displays Remain Vital for Training and Simulation

by Chris Chinnock

I have just returned from the I/ITSEC 2015 trade show, North America’s big event for training and simulation. As expected, solutions continue to become more complex and more realistic, and displays play a key …

Tags:Augmented Reality| I/ITSEC 2015| Laser Phosphor Projectors| LED Projectors| Simulation| Training| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 49

New Developments at I/ITSEC 2015

by Tom Allen

Held at the start of December in Orlando, Florida, I/ITSEC (Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference) 2015 is the world’s largest modelling, simulation and training event. Attendees come from the education, retail, military and …

Tags:Augmented Reality| I/ITSEC 2015| Large Display Monitor| Military & Defence| Mobile Display Monitor| Projection| Simulation| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 49

General Dynamics Focuses on Fire Fighting VR Application

by Chris Chinnock

Last year at I/ITSEC, General Dynamic was just starting to develop a VR application to help with fire fighter training, especially in military and commercial applications. This year, they showed the progress they have …

Tags:I/ITSEC 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Simulation| Training| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Sensics Focuses on OSVR

by Chris Chinnock

HMD developer Sensics was at I/ITSEC to show off its high performance HMD but also to facilitate discussions about OSVR – their joint venture with game developer, Razor. OSVR stands for Open Source Virtual …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| I/ITSEC 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Simulation| Training| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Immersive Display Solutions Lands UAE Joint Fires Contract

by Chris Chinnock

The training of Joint Terminal Attack Controllers, JTACs, is a major initiative in the US military as well as other allied militaries. JTACs coordinate close air support and are vital for making sure bombs …

Tags:I/ITSEC 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Simulation| Training| Vol 22 - Issue 49