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Mixed Reality Flight Sims Are Accelerating F-16 Pilot Training in Ukraine

Road to VR

Flight simulator company Dogfight Boss, and Varjo, the high-end XR headset creator, announced they’ve shipped their first mixed reality F-16 simulator to the Ukrainian Air Force to help accelerate pilot training. ” This could see at least eight more simulators shipped to the Ukrainian military, the company says.

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Varjo Cuts Price of High-end Aero PC VR Headset by 50%

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Varjo, the Finland-based creator of high-end XR headsets, announced their businesses and prosumer-focused SteamVR headset Aero is now permanently 50% off its original $2,000 price tag.

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The XR Week Peek (2024.11.26): Valve Roy controller leaked, VR Black Friday deals, and more!

The Ghost Howls

The trip to Finland left me with a bad cough, but especially with many sweet memories of the experiences I had there and the amazing people I spent my time with. Microsoft and Asobo have launched the new version of Microsoft Flight Simulator and it is a blast. I’m back in Turin, Italy! And that I also visited a chocolate factory?

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Varjo’s Enterprise Cloud XR Streaming Platform Now Supports Quest 3 and Quest Pro

Road to VR

The Finland-based creator of high-end XR headsets is known for its pricey, but high-quality mixed reality headsets, which are primarily used in the enterprise space for designers and engineers, but also for things such as detailed simulation and training.

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Varjo Raises $54M Financing to Support Its Retina-Quality VR/AR Headsets for Enterprise

Road to VR

Varjo, the Helsinki, Finland-based creators of high pixel density VR/AR headsets for enterprise, today announced it’s closed a $54 million Series C funding round. The company says it will use the funds to accelerate the global expansion and development of its XR hardware and software products.

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VIVE Hardware Energizes “Best-in-Class” Military Training From Street Smarts VR

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Street Smarts VR is a VR simulations company specializing in military and law enforcement training. In our field, simulators seem to come and go, but Street Smarts VR will be with us for a long time,” said an unnamed Air Force contact quoted in the case study. The Military and VR. Navy is known to have partnered with DAQRI and Helios.

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Hands-on: Varjo Teleport is a comprehensive tool for scanning environments, and it is out now

The Ghost Howls

I also tried to spend more time around relevant objects (like the flight simulator chair in the room), because the short guide suggested framing objects from many points of view so that they had a better quality especially when seen in VR.

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