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Developer Bohemia Interactive, recognized in gaming circles for its Operation Flashpoint series of titles, have announced that the Koninklijke Landmacht (the Royal Netherlands Army) recently held an opening day event for the general public, during which Bohemia's Virtual Battlespace 2 (VBS2) training software has prominently featured.
The Ministry of Defence of the Sultanate of Oman, have recently placed an order with Micro Nav in the UK for a range of the BEST ATM simulators for the Oman Aircraft Control College (OACC), which is jointly owned by BAE Systems. The major order includes BEST radar and tower simulators with special military features as well as an advanced fighter controller system. The project integrates 18 Controller, 21 Pseudo-Pilot and a suite of Data Preparation and Support positions.
Huntsville, Alabama – January 25th, 2007. The AEgis Technologies Group, Inc., a leading supplier of simulation software, training, and engineering services to the international modeling and simulation community, announces the release of version 2.3 of the acslXpress environment for execution and analysis of simulations created using acslXtreme®. acslXpress provides complete model execution and analysis capabilities by incorporating pre-built models available from AEgis, your internal development staff, or a third party. For analysts who only require the ability to run and analyze simulations developed by others, acslXpress provides all the advanced analytical capability of acslXtreme at a fraction of the cost.
Kongsberg Maritime - Process Simulation Unit has recently been awarded a major contract by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Kuwait for the complete modelling and simulation of all Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) pipeline networks as part of a major DNV risk assessment project.
The Defence Centre for Training Support based in RAF Halton has just taken delivery of the exciting new Cyberseat motionbase simulator at ITEC 2007.
The Cyberseat offers a breakthrough by bringing affordable dynamics to the training of defence personnel with its high fidelity single-seat 3 axis low cost motionbase simulator. UK designed and built, it is simple and rugged.
The Interservice/Industrial Training, Simulation and Education conferences (I/ITSEC) has sent a call out to serious game developers to submit their original serious games for the 2007 I/ITSEC Serious Games Showcase and Challenge.
While the overarching purpose of the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge has been in previous years to identify innovative game based solutions to problems that could affect the U.S. military, this year's event is expanding its scope to include any genre, such as business, education or government.
Version 0.9.11-pre1 is available for download (source code only.)
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6th to 7th June 2007, Copthorne Tara Hotel, London, United Kingdom.
overview : With the ongoing trend towards cutting cost and increasing capability, Fighter Training 2007 will address the current and future military requirements for training fighter pilots.
In this spirit, Fighter Training 2007 will examine training programmes from the United Kingdom alongside other national training programmes undergoing significant changes. You will have the opportunity to hear General Macnamara speaking of training in the Chilean Air Force, how the Italian Air Force trains its pilots of tomorrow, how the French Air Force is adapting to future needs, the changing face of the Czech Air Force, tactical jet training in the US Navy, attaining excellence for F-16 training, and training needs of the F-22.
Serious games company Virtual Heroes, which specializes in creating learning solutions for federal systems, digital health and corporate training, has announced a strategic partnership with contractor Camber Corporation. Together, the two companies will combine technological resources in order to secure large government contracts and "drive the development of interactive training solutions and products."
The agreement will also allow the firms to share technical expertise, contract support and marketing resources as both companies will work together to build a joint team, as well as a common technology base and brand identity.
Representatives from developer Bohemia Interactive, recognized in gaming circles for its Operation Flashpoint series of titles, have announced that the UK Ministry of Defense (UK MoD) has purchased an enterprise license for Virtual Battlespace 2 (VBS2) and Calytrix's Live-Virtual-Constructive training system.
The license, distributed through Bohemia's strategic partner Calytrix Technologies, provides the UK MoD with a simulation solution for use in collective and tactical training, mission rehearsal, experimentation and terrain/3D model visualization for AO familiarization. Virtual Battlespace is an interactive training system inspired by the Operation Flashpoint titles and used for military and civilian combat and experimentation purposes.
Overview:
* The domes will each feature 11 Christie Matrix 4000 3-chip DLP® projectors and marks the first time that 3-chip DLP technology will be utilized in high performance fast-jet simulators
* Rockwell Collins provides comprehensive solutions for simulation and training and advanced visual system products portfolio for the U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force and in the international arena
* Combined with the ChristieTWIST™ image warping, enhanced edge-blending capabilities, and Christie AccuFrame™ to significantly reduce visual artifacts caused by fast-moving objects, the results are unsurpassed image realism and performance
AgustaWestland and Saab Training Systems have jointly developed an airborne Cabin/Door Gun Training System that utilises existing helicopter weapon installations. It takes skill and lots of practice to hit targets with a machine gun from a fast moving helicopter so the new Cabin/Door Gun Training System, which enables any flight to be utilised as a training mission, allows gunners to build up highly realistic experience without the need for live firing or dedicated gunner training flights.
Conn Also Speaker for School of Communication Arts Commencement
CARY, N.C. (April 11, 2007) — 3Dsolve, The Simulation Learning Company, today announced the hiring of Damon Conn to lead its talented staff of artists. Conn brings to 3Dsolve more than ten years of experience in artistic leadership for some of the most recognizable computer and video game franchises to date. Conn moved to the Triangle from Los Angeles to take the position with 3Dsolve and spoke at the winter commencement ceremonies for the School of Communication Arts in Raleigh, N.C. on March 23, 2007.
 The U.S. Army has announced that it has signed an estimated $2 million sponsorship deal with the Global Gaming League website as a means to recruit candidates from the site's readership, 80 percent of which are 17-24 year old males.
According to a report by USA Today, the Army sees this deal as a potential step towards reaching a demographic that is generally more difficult to reach through traditional advertising channels.
Using a hybrid approach, Grome allows for fast procedural landscape creation using fractal and erosion algorithms and also for complete control by using multiple layers of heightmaps, selections and textures together with a highly customizable brush system. Fast procedural creation and total local control make Grome the ideal tool for 3D visual simulation teams.
Unique Training Simulation Technology for Complex Environments is Expandable to Support Hundreds of Simultaneous Participants
CARY, N.C. (March 30, 2007) — 3Dsolve Inc., The Simulation Learning Company, announced today that it has completed the final development stage of its unique DPM-3D (Dynamic Plant Model in 3D) simulation training software, which 3Dsolve created to provide a cost-effective training platform for environments where the timely operation of complex machinery is critical. DPM-3D supports thousands of dynamic and interactive objects, including switches, gauges, valves, and indicator lights, as well special effects such as steam, smoke, and fire.
 The roll out of CarSim 7 marks the introduction of the most powerful vehicle dynamics application on the market to date. If you are a current CarSim customer in maintenance, you should be receiving your copy of CarSim 7 soon. Please look for much more information about CarSim 7 in our next newsletter, but you might also want to investigate the following:
New multi-display upgrade converts one dual-link DVI output into three standard DVI outputs for triple-monitor use
Montreal, Canada, March 7th, 2007 – Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of graphics solutions for professionals, unveils the TripleHead2Go Digital Edition, the latest addition to the Graphics eXpansion Module (GXM) line. This new external graphics upgrade device allows users to convert a dual-link DVI output into three standard DVI outputs. TripleHead2Go Digital Edition supports a stretched desktop of up to 3840x1024 (triple 1280x1024)1 across three monitors, allowing an easy multi-display upgrade path for compatible notebook, desktop or workstation systems. Users of the TripleHead2Go Digital Edition can also choose to operate in DualHead® mode with a combined resolution of up to 3840x1200 (dual 1920x1200)1.
Orlando, Fla, February 20, 2007 --( LOCKHEED MARTIN Selected To Provide Live, Virtual Training Systems To Kuwait National Guard ) Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has been awarded a contract by the Kuwait National Guard (KNG) to provide live and virtual training systems at individual, team and command levels.
Lockheed Martin will provide the KNG with Small Arms Skills trainers, which provide marksmanship and complex tactical scenario training; a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) Combat Trainer, which combines individual and team skills into vehicle based operations; and Turret Gunnery Trainers, which will enable Pandur vehicle crews to learn gunnery skills, characteristics of the vehicle and crew coordination.
The Serious Games Summit GDC spotlights the rapidly growing serious games industry that features the use of interactive games technology within non-entertainment sectors.
Taking place Monday, March 5 and Tuesday, March 6 at the Moscone Convention Center North in San Francisco during GDC 2007, the Summit provides a forum for game developers and industry professionals to examine the future course of serious games development in areas such as education, government, health, military, science, corporate training, first responders, and social change.
If you are currently developing interactive, non-entertainment applications in the serious games space, the Serious Games Summit is a must-attend event.
The paper "A Study of a Personally Adaptive Driving Support System Using a Driving Simulator" was recently released by Toyota. To read this paper and learn how CarSim was utilized in the driving simulator please click here.
Copenhagen, Denmark (January 30th 2007). DALT is pleased to announce that Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems (NGIS) has selected DALT to provide a Virtual Team Trainer System (VTTS) demonstration system for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program.
The VTTS Demonstrator project simulates a real time 3-D virtual airbase environment where maintenance personnel can practice maneuvering airplanes and maintenance tasks. The VTTS is designed to support team training and facilitate student development in the areas of decision-making, coordination, communication as well as providing access to F-35 technical data.
The VTTS will facilitate multiple team member (students) interaction and allow an instructor to introduce new events to the scene. The team members will communicate together through headsets.
Montreal, Canada, January 8th, 2007 – (Matrox Graphics unveils DualHead2Go Digital Edition—external multi-display upgrade for notebook and desktop computers )Matrox Graphics Inc., the leading manufacturer of professional graphics solutions, today announced the DualHead2Go Digital Edition
, the next version to the acclaimed DualHead2Go, now featuring digital outputs. This external multi-display upgrade device connects to the VGA output of compatible notebook or desktop computers and through patent-pending technology uniquely expands the desktop across two digital displays. DualHead2Go Digital Edition also enables support for high-resolution panels, offering a stretched desktop of up to 3840x1200
(or dual 1920x1200)1 across two displays.
Madrid, 17 January 2007-( Spanish jet pilot school goes international: Agreement on Talavera European fighter school signed )The Spanish Air Force (SpAF) and the EADS Defence & Security Systems Division in Spain have launched the new European Advanced Training Jet Pilot School at Talavera la Real, located in the Extremadurian province of Badajoz. The agreement between the two partners is part of the transformation process of the Armed Forces of Spain to optimize excellent existing resources. In this specific case, the two partners combine their forces to enhance and adapt the present Jet Pilot School of the SpAF and to offer its advanced training courses to foreign air forces.
AERO has finished assembly of the first out of a total of four two-seat training L-159T1 aircraft (s/n 6069) for the Czech Air Force (CzAF). The assembly comprises of complete equipment with all devices and primary verification of some of its systems.
February 6, 2007 on Bravo! Network (as paid programming) and February 7, 2007 on CNBC (as paid programming)
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February 1, 2007 (Boca Raton, FL) --- Multi-Media Productions (USA), Inc. announces that Dynamic Animation Systems will appear on World Business Review, hosted by General Norman Schwarzkopf.
The demands placed on today's military and security forces have changed dramatically from the past. This segment of World Business Review explores how Dynamic Animation Systems developed V.I.C.E. to help address new training techniques developed to deal with these issues.
LUTON, U.K., 22 Jan. 2007. Argon Electronics LLP has completed a substantial contract for supply of ACADAS instrumented simulation training systems for use by the U.S. Army Reserve and all 55 of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Teams (WMD CSTs).
The contract, valued at more than $5 million, saw delivery of several hundred units between May 2005 and July 2006. While this contract represents the largest single order supply of this product to date, ACADAS has also been supplied to other U.S.
The Corporate Media Award jury presented the “Award of Master – Member of the European Masterclass” to the German company Ray Sono. The prize was awarded for the media based communication concept “PC based Virtual Reality Simulation of state-of-the-art Submarines”, which was developed and implemented by the Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH in cooperation with Ray Sono.
CARY, N.C. (December 4, 2006) -– 3Dsolve Inc., The Simulation Learning Company, announced today it will be featuring several new technologies at the I/ITSEC show, including its DPM-3D offering for large-scale collaborative training in complex environments, and OV3D for visualizing the network-centric battlefield.
The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), which will be held in Orlando, Florida from December 4-7, 2006, promotes cooperation among the armed services, industry, academia, and various government agencies in pursuit of improved training and education programs, identification of common training issues, and development of multi-service programs.
Demonstration Will Showcase Arak Nuclear-Associated Facility in Iran
Huntsville, Ala. and Longmont, Colo., December 5, 2006 - AEgis Technologies Group, provider of expert modeling and simulation services and products, and DigitalGlobe, provider of the world’s highest resolution commercial satellite imagery, will demonstrate a new collaborative 3-D mapping application at the 2006 Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando, Fla., December 5-7. The combination of current 60-cm resolution satellite imagery with a highly detailed 3D modeling and terrain database dramatically merges geospatial intelligence with virtual simulation. The I/TSEC demo of this new capability will showcase the Arak nuclear-associated facility in Iran and can be seen at the AEgis Technologies Booth, No. 1321.
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