Patrick Johnston
Patrick Johnston is an experienced journalist having reported and edited on a wide range of news, sport and lifestyle stories over a 12 year career at Reuters. He specializes in digital storytelling and holds a First Class Master's degree in Media and Communications from City, University in London.
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Trials are to begin for a new virtual reality training platform for the UK Armed Forces, built on the same gaming engine as Fortnite. The new platform will use the latest advances in gaming innovation to improve training for personnel. It should make it more realistic, intuitive and immersive,... 10 March 2020
NATO exercise Dynamic Manta is wrapping up off the Sicilian coast. Ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from nine Allied nations took part in the anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare training. Submarines from France, Greece, Italy and Turkey under NATO Submarine Command took part. They joined surface ships from Canada,... 10 March 2020
Flyco has developed an Apple watch application that allows users to view and control courses. The application synchronises with Flyco’s existing iPhone and iPad apps. Flyco’s automated notification system also displays periodic notifications for any upcoming courseware. It makes it easier for users to view their list of courses... 10 March 2020
Lido Surface Data NEXTView has become the first aviation terrain product to gain EASA Service Provider Type 1 Certificate. Lido Surface Data NEXTView is the world’s first high-resolution, global terrain dataset specifically designed for the aviation industry. It provides data with continual updates and incorporates Lido’s aerodrome database, increasing... 10 March 2020
Finland's Varjo have added real-time chroma keying and marker tracking as early access features for its XR-1 Developer Edition headset. Varjo say it is the first company to deliver chroma keying in real-time for mixed reality devices. It is an industry-standard technique known as green-screening and used in broadcasting... 10 March 2020
Finland's Varjo have added real-time chroma keying and marker tracking as early access features for its XR-1 Developer Edition headset. Varjo say it is the first company to deliver chroma keying in real-time for mixed reality devices. It is an industry-standard technique known as green-screening and used in broadcasting... 10 March 2020
Fujairah Aviation Academy (FujAA) has partnered with Alpha Aviation Academy UAE (AAA) and will deliver part of its pilot training programme. AAA cadets will spend three months at FujAA’s campus in Fujairah undertaking the Core Flying section of their pilot training. The cadets will then return to the Sharjah... 10 March 2020
Software developer Peter Moore will give a presentation at IT²EC 2020 on VR technology and how it can aid conduct after capture training. One of the core conference themes at IT²EC 2020 is “Emerging Solutions: Propelling Today's Advances into the Digital Twin Age". Moore's session will explore how military training... 9 March 2020
London's Middlesex University has bought five VR headsets so that student nurses can train in a virtual hospital ward. The university bought the devices from Oxford Medical Simulation (OMS). It follows the purchase of a four-bed simulation ward last year. Third year adult nursing and paediatric postgraduates are using the... 9 March 2020
Motor gliders that trained RAF Air Cadets are to get a new lease of life and bring joy to people with disabilities and injured ex-military personnel. The MOD’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation has sold 63 decommissioned Vigilant T1 aircraft to Aerobility. The charity provides flying experiences to... 9 March 2020
