Archive for July, 2009

Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs Director Daniel W. Grant undergoes a virtual reality combat simulation that is used to help treat military veterans with Post-traumatic stress disorder. When Michael Henderson returned to his job as a Chicago police officer from his deployment in Afghanistan, he knew he couldn’t go back to his patrol job... »

It’s a ghost army which exists only on video screens, but it is helping U.S. Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) as it conducts a live joint and coalition intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) demonstration that spans locations around the globe. The annual demonstration, Empire Challenge (EC), conducted by USJFCOM and its partners on behalf of... »

Science and engineering are advancing rapidly in part due to ever more powerful computer simulations, yet the most advanced supercomputers require programming skills that all too few U.S. researchers possess. At the same time, affordable computers and committed national programs outside the U.S. are eroding American competitiveness in number of simulation-driven fields. http://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ensf%2Egov%2Fnews%2Fnews_summ%2Ejsp%3Fcntn_id%3D114718%26org%3DNSF%26from%3Dnews&urlhash=7DuE&_t=disc_detail_link »

The Premier Asia-focused Defence Simulation Training & Wargaming Event of the Year!   In order to further simulation, training and wargaming initiatives throughout Asia, IQPC is proud to announce its inaugural event on the subject, focusing on local requirements, as well as international case studies. Asian Armies, Navies and Air Forces in the region are... »

Virtusphere was an invited co-exhibitor this past weekend with the traveling Virtual Army Experience at the Greater Binghamton Air Show, NY. Virtusphere was demonstrated by many members of the US Army and staff of the Virtual Army Experience with postive feedback. Local Fox News affiliate provided coverage of Virtusphere at the air show and... »

In a large tan tent at the Inlet in Ocean City, the U.S. Army has set up a virtual battlefield in which people can participate in a simulated mission, based off the U.S. Army video game, “America’s Army.” People who are at least 13-years-old can enter the tent and start with an orientation to... »