Recent News

Products

• MetaVR VRSG Version 5.7 Release
• New 1 Meter North America 3D Terrain
• MetaVR's Real-time Models that are Relevant to Current Events
• MetaVR Receives Lockheed Martin STAR Supplier Award for Exceptional Quality Performance in Electronic Systems
• MetaVR's and Immersive Display Solutions' JTAC MiniDome
• MetaVR Terrain Tools Version 1.2 for ArcGIS
• MetaVR's Afghanistan Virtual Terrain for Tactical Training
• 3D Radar Models
• Gamepad Use With VRSG First Person Simulator
• 3D Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Entities
• Asia 3D Terrain

Technology

• MetaVR's New FBX Model Conversion Utility
• VRSG's Aerial Refueling Simulation Support
• VRSG Mission Function Capabilities for Rapid-Fire Ballistics Weapon Simulations
• MetaVR and ZedaSoft OH-58D Simulation at AAAA 2010
  
• JTAC Simulation Training Options Using VRSG
  
• ROVER Device Support
• IED Detection Training
• Video Clips of Real-Time Scenarios on Afghanistan Terrain
• Video Clips of VRSG Real-Time Sensor Effects
• MetaVR's Available 3D Terrain Databases
• Metadesic Virtual Terrain Visualization Architecture

Case Studies

• MetaVR Visuals Delivered to Three ANG Aerial Refueling Training Programs
• VRSG Use in F-16 Collision Avoidance Simulation
• VRSG Integration in Modern Air Combat Environment
• VRSG Use in DMOC Exercises at Kirtland AFB
• Luke AFB Purchases MetaVR Visual Systems to Upgrade F-16 Training Simulators
• Ft. Rucker Updates OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Simulators with MetaVR Visual Systems
• AFRL F-16 X-DTTs Delivered to Aviano AFB, Italy with MetaVR Visuals
• MetaVR Visuals Used in Cubic's M134D Rapid-Fire Weapon Simulator
  
• Grayling Air Gunnery Range Use of MetaVR Visuals in its JTAC Virtual Training Dome
• MetaVR Visuals in T25 Simulator for Electronic Combat Training
• Continued Deployment of A-10 Aircrew Training Systems to the US Air Force
• Vermont Air National Guard F-16 Simulator and Virtual Airfield
• JTAC Simulation Training
• Additional MetaVR Visuals for TUAS Embedded Visual System Trainers
• More MetaVR Visuals for the XCTC Program

Press

• Highlights from demos conducted in MetaVR's booth at I/ITSEC 2011 are described on page 10 of the I/ITSEC Show Daily Thursday December 1, 2011 issue. Among the demos described is QuantaDyn's MicroBoss aerial refueling simulator, which uses MetaVR visuals.
• Use of MetaVR VRSG in desktop simulations systems for training UAV operators and JTACs is described in the article "Better Training on Desktops" starting on page 48 of the December 2011 issue of Military Training and Technology.
• News of MetaVR's recent sales of VRSG licenses for three aerial refueling training programs is described in the Program Highlights section on page 4 of the October 2011 issue of Military Training and Technology.
• MetaVR's W. Garth Smith is featured in the Industry Interview in the October 2011 issue of Tactical ISR.
• MetaVR is featured in Military Training and Technology's 2011 selection of Top 100 Simulation and Training Companies. Published in the magazine's September/October 2011 issue, MetaVR's award for "Best Programs" marks the company's ninth year in winning a Top Simulation Compnay award from the publication.
• MetaVR is featured in the article "Army UAS TADSS Strategy", in the August 2011 issue of Military Training Technology. Starting on page 8, the article includes information about use of MetaVR VRSG in MUSE/AFSERS and the variety of features VRSG offers for UAV camera payload simulation. The article also describes other UAS programs in which MetaVR visuals are also used, such as the Army's UAS TADSS and embedded Shadow Crew Trainer (SCT). The issue also includes a news item on page 14 about the recent delivery of VRSG for F-16 collision avoidance simulation training.
• The use of MetaVR VRSG in the Virtual Strike 11-1 warfighter tactical training exercise held at the US Air Force Distributed Mission Operations Center (DMOC) at Kirtland Air Force Base is described in the June 2001 issue (Issue 3 2011) of Military Simulation & Training, in the News section on page 36.
• Cubic Simulation's high-speed Gatling gun simulation training system, which uses MetaVR visuals, is one of the systems featured in the May 25, 2011 article at Wired.com, "Wired Nerd Goes Digital Commando With Sims, Holograms". The photo of the simulator that accompanies the discussion about Cubic's system shows MetaVR VRSG running MetaVR's virtual terrain of Afghanistan.
• MetaVR is featured in the May 2011 issue of Military Training Technology, in the article, "Image Generators Used in US Army Training", starting on page 20. The article examines the use of IGs in simulation training and recent IG technology advances that fullfill challenging training requirements, and looks at several IGs used in simulation training today, including MetaVR VRSG with some comments from MetaVR's W. Garth Smith.
• The use of MetaVR visuals in JTAC simulation training is described in the May 2011 issue of Miltary Technology. Page 63 of the article, "Interactive and Immersive Training", cites use of VRSG's JTAC simulation mode, the JTAC MiniDome joint effort of MetaVR and Immersive Display Solutions, and the use of MetaVR visuals in the JTAC TRS dome trainer prototype which uses 19 VRSG channels.
• The Virtual Strike 11-1 warfighter tactical training exercise held in February 2011 at the Distributed Mission Operation Center (DMOC) at Kirtland AFB is described in the March 21, 2011 issue of C2 Warrior newsletter. Although not mentioned directly, MetaVR VRSG visuals were used at several sites, in addition to Kirtland, that participated in this Joint Close Air Support (JCAS) proof-of-concept Air Support Operations Squadron training, which was the first fully distributed ASOC-JTAC exercise.
  
• MetaVR is featured in an NTSA video clip from I/ITSEC 2010. The video interview with MetaVR's W. Garth Smith highlights one of MetaVR's demos at I/ITSEC that shows VRSG's simulated UAV camera payload capability.
• MetaVR visuals were included in AFRL's integrated training capabilities demonstrated at I/ITSEC 2010, described in the December 7, 2010 news from Wright Patterson Air Force Base. MetaVR VRSG provided the visuals the scenario described as "one scenario at the conference, a variety of technologies in the AFRL booth are connected with Distributed Mission Operations (DMO) research partners in seven other booths. The scenario also included a distributed, long-haul connection to a coalition partner, the Swedish Air Force."
• The front page article of the I/ITSEC 2010 Show Daily for November 29, 2010 describes the AFRL systems on display across multiple booths at the I/ITSEC trade show that showcased their integrated training capabilities. Although not explicitly mentioned in the article, MetaVR VRSG provided visuals for many of the demonstrated systems mentioned in the article: JTAC TRS prototype, F-16 X-DTT, and the Air National Guard's Multi-Mission Crew Trainer.
• MetaVR is featured on the cover of the December 2010 issue of Military Technology with a real-time screen capture of MetaVR VRSG used within Battlespace Simulations’ Air Combat Environment (ACE) for mission playback in the T-1A CSO upgrade program. The issue also features an interview with MetaVR's W.Garth Smith on pp. 24-25.
• An interview with MetaVR's W. Garth Smith is featured on p. 52 of the December 2010 issue of Military Training and Technology.
• MetaVR is included in the December 2010 issue of Military Simulation and Training. In the article "Approaching the Holy Grail of Visual Systems", MetaVR visuals are mentioned as part of AFRL's F-16 X-DTT simulators described on p. 31, and in the news item about the new visual systems for the F-16 X-DTT simulators on p. 54.
• MetaVR is mentioned in the December 2010 issue of Training and Simulation Journal. The article "Holodecks, databases and brain training" describes what several exhibitors will demonstrate at I/ITSEC 2010.
• News about the recent purchase of 53 VRSG licenses for Luke Air Force Base for use in its F-16 full-mission training simulators is reported in Marketplace section of the October/November 2010 issue of Training Simulation Journal. The article also describes the Armed Scout Helicopter Project Office's updating of seven Kiowa Warrior Cockpit Procedures Trainer (CPT) systems with MetaVR visuals.
• MetaVR is featured on the cover of the October 2010 issue of Military Simulation and Training with a real-time VRSG screen-capture of a JTAC character in a scene on the company's Afghanistan 3D terrain. This issue features an article, starting on page 16, about simulation training at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), specifically the JTAC TRS prototype and the F-16 X-DTT simulators. MetaVR VRSG drives the visuals in both of these systems which can be seen in both of the photographs that accompany the article.
• MetaVR is included in Scalable Display Technologies' October press release about AFRL's upgrade of its deployable F-16 X-DTT simulators that are being delivered to Aviano Air Base, Italy. The X-DTT simulators use 26 MetaVR VRSG licenses, Immersive Display Solutions domes, and Scalable's EasyBlend FX software.
• MetaVR is featured in Military Training and Technology's 2010 selection of Top 100 Simulation and Training Companies. In the magazine's September/October 2010 issue, MetaVR's award for "Innovation" marks its eighth year on the list. Also in this issue, on page 8, is news of the recent purchase of 53 VRSG licenses for Luke Air Force Base for use in its F-16 full-mission training simulators.
• The Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation (AFAMS) report on Green Flag East 11-1 in October 2010 includes a description how ASFERS was used in the LVC exercise to enable pilots and JTACs to see the activity on the ground via real-time simulated UAV video feeds. Although not mentioned directly, MetaVR VRSG provided the simulated UAV video feeds.
  

Conferences and Trade Shows

• MetaVR exhibited its products and technology in Booth #1249 at I/ITSEC 2011, which was held November 21 – December 1, 2011, at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL.
• MetaVR was again the lead sponsor of the annual Close Air Support Conference and Exhibition, held on November 3 - 4, 2011, at the Royal Aeronautical Society in London.
• MetaVR technology provided the visuals in VR Group applications at IDET 2011, which was held in Brno, Czech Republic, May 10 - 13, 2011. In Booth 63/P, VR Group demonstrated its Reconfigurable Virtual Simulator and Team Lead Simulator, both of which use VRSG visuals.
• At ITEC 2011, which was held on May 10 - 12, 2011, in Koelnmesse Cologne, Germany, MetaVR's VRSG provided out-the-window visuals in demonstrations by ZedaSoft, Inc. In Booth #B130 (Plexsys Interface Products' booth) ZedaSoft demonstrated its Transfer of Control abilities with various high-fidelity entities, with its Portable Simulator Desktop Development Station, and CBA for Simulation framework software.
• MetaVR technology was demonstrated at the 2011 Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Symposium, held January 20 - 21, 2011, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center (HBGCC), San Antonio, TX. In Booth #1005 the 902 MSG/TD Trainer Development from Randolph AFB used MetaVR VRSG in its multi-mission crew C130 trainer.  VRSG was provided the visuals in the "Mini-BOSS"desktop refueling trainer.  The 14th Air Training Wing's booth included VRSG as part of its T25-Sect trainer.  VRSG was also demonstrated in Camber Corporation's booth as part of their T1A simulator, which was developed in conjunction with Battlespace Simulations.
• MetaVR exhibited its products and technology in Booth #1345 at I/ITSEC 2010, which was held November 29 – December 2, 2010, at the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL.
• MetaVR was the lead sponsor of the annual Close Air Support Conference and Exhibition, held on November 3 - 4, 2010, at the Royal Aeronautical Society, Mayfair, London.
• MetaVR demonstrated its products and technology in ZedaSoft's Booth #109 at the AAAA 2010 Conference which was held April 14-17, 2010, at the Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX. The booth featured MetaVR, ZedaSoft, Immersive Display Solutions, Scalable Display Technologies, and Plexsys showing their integrated simulation training solution for mission rehearsal.
• MetaVR participated in the Wharton Aerospace 2010 Conference, which was held January 22, 2010, at the Wharton campus of the University of Pennyslvania, Irvine Auditorium, 3401 Spruce St. Philadelphia, PA.