Virginia Cadets Experience Virtual, Augmented Reality

Different experiences

VAwing More than 60 cadets from the Virginia Wing’s Winchester Composite Squadron visited Shenandoah University’s Shenandoah Center for Immersive Learning for a full evening of engaging with immersive technology and inspiration toward potential future careers.

Center staff and students provided several experiences for the cadets, who:

Engaged in an overview of mixed reality and academics in which they tested the sound isolation and recording booth and motion capture space.
Experienced virtual reality and augmented reality in the main lab, trying out different stations.
Checked out the aviation showcase, trying out virtual reality drone assembly training, receiving an overview of drones owned by the lab, and operating a flight simulator.

VAwinchester “I had a great time experiencing all that the SCiL lab had to offer,” said Cadet Master Sgt. Alexander Mills. “I enjoyed their simulation of a lifelike French 75-millimeter gun and the simulation of the debates during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that led to the creation of the Electoral College.

“Overall, the SCiL lab is making revolutionary discoveries on how to use VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) better,” Mills said.
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Maj. Jacob Bixler
Commander
Winchester Composite Squadron
Virginia Wing

Another kind of flight

Cadet Capt. Matthew Simpson, who earned his pilot private certificate March 1 through CAP’s Cadet Wings program, operates a flight simulator while fellow cadets look on.