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Marines were able to turn a lush golf course into a hostile battleground complete with tanks, mortar fire and smoke at a demonstration on May 21 using an augmented reality training system from the Office of Naval Research (ONR). At Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Virginia, the Augmented Immersive Team Trainer (AITT) moved one step closer to its ultimate goal of giving warfighters glasses that can be worn to enhance augmented reality training scenarios.
The term “augmented reality” refers to a live environment onto which virtual images are superimposed. Think of watching a football game on television and seeing the yellow first-down line added to the screen you’re watching. This is different from “virtual reality,” which is a wholly computer-generated environment in which users immerse themselves. The system, which can support a wide array of live, virtual and constructive training scenarios, is “only limited by the imaginations of those using it,” said Dr. Peter Squire, a program officer with ONR’s Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare and Combating Terrorism Department.
The term “augmented reality” refers to a live environment onto which virtual images are superimposed. Think of watching a football game on television and seeing the yellow first-down line added to the screen you’re watching. This is different from “virtual reality,” which is a wholly computer-generated environment in which users immerse themselves. The system, which can support a wide array of live, virtual and constructive training scenarios, is “only limited by the imaginations of those using it,” said Dr. Peter Squire, a program officer with ONR’s Expeditionary Maneuver Warfare and Combating Terrorism Department.