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I/ITSEC 2016: VR opens up affordable training

28th November 2016 - 12:00 GMT | by Grant Turnbull in London

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Mirroring trends in the commercial gaming arena, virtual reality (VR) technology is once again likely to feature prominently at this year’s I/ITSEC exhibition held in Florida.

Visitors will have several opportunities to don a headset and immerse themselves into a virtual world to carry out a plethora of simulated military missions, whether that is to fire a weapon system, drive a vehicle or complete a maintenance procedure. 

A company that is using the Orlando simulation extravaganza to showcase what it can do with the burgeoning tech is Alabama-based AEgis Technologies.

‘We are focusing a lot on virtual reality this year,’

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Grant Turnbull was the editor of Land Warfare International and Digital Battlespace magazines with Shephard …

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