THE Royal Navy has started using virtual reality to train sailors guiding warships on operations worldwide.
Nine bridge simulators which accurately recreate the bridges of present-day warships and also the key waters and harbours they operate in - have been installed at sites in England and Scotland, led by the Navy's warfare school at HMS Collingwood, in Fareham, Hampshire.
The £27 million investment, delivered by a consortium led by Capita, in partnership with Metaverse VR and serving Navy personnel, is intended to make learning navigation and running a bridge more realistic, more comprehensive, and potentially faster.
Five simulator suites have been installed at HMS Collingwood: two large 'full mission' simulators with wrap-around digital display screens and virtual reality headsets, a smaller version with an LCD display, and two small trainers more akin to a video gaming set-up, but with the same features/accuracy as their full-size counterparts.
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