Vrgineers draws on pilot experience to develop mixed reality headset
The new device has a proprietary eye-tracking system with a one-dot calibration. (Photo: Vrgineers)
The new Vrgineers VR/MR pilot training headset has a proprietary eye-tracking system for behavioural analysis and was designed for enhanced pilot training.
Vrgineers used the CES show in Las Vegas to unveil the latest XTAL 3 VR and MR headset for military pilot training. The company has developed the latest XTAL model in cooperation with a team of USAF and USN pilots to ‘pave the way for the next generation of MR pilot trainers’.
XTAL is the company’s high-resolution VR HMD that provides the user with a 180° field of view using two 4K resolution displays. Vrgineers says that with the incorporated MR technology, the headset allows haptic feedback; pilots can see their hands and interact with instrument panels.
The XTAL 3 allows
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