New Zealand startup Eight360 created, a virtual reality motion simulator. Nova is a motion simulator that can make VR feel more real by turning in any direction. Creators see the device being used for ...

Computer simulations designed to teach people how to operate a vehicle can reproduce a reasonable facsimile of real-world conditions, but they lack one key ingredient: a realisic sense of motion. That ...

According to Dynisma CEO Ashley Warne, the global automotive industry spends around $9.7 billion every year on prototype builds that accumulate more than half a million miles in the development and ...

The 3D racing title Out Run is one of the most loved --yet rarely played-- video games of our time; a best-seller in its original arcade format, but sadly obscure on more modern systems. Now a company ...

Imagine experiencing the rush of driving an Formula 1 race car without ever leaving the garage. No, not with a video game or VR but rather with a new full-motion simulator that will have you taking on ...

In this installment: FEA plus simulation Information exports Load analysis When computer-aided engineering (CAE) methods became available for design work When computer-aided engineering (CAE) methods ...

Atomic Motion Systems have announced their intentions to add HMD support (starting with the Oculus Rift) to their motion simulator platforms to create the ultimate in motion feedback. One of the many ...

Honda has become the first car manufacturer to adopt a new driving simulator technology that uses more servos than the average flight simulator most driving sims are based upon. The Driver-in-Motion ...

In this historical photo from the U.S. space agency, the NASA Ames 5 degrees-of-freedom motion simulator is shown on June 6, 1962. This simulator incorporated a centrifuge with a 30 foot spin radius.

The R-Motion golf simulator is so compact you might not even know it’s there. At least not until you hit a shot and watch a computer monitor showing your ball sailing over the first green at Pinehurst ...

When computer-aided engineering (CAE) methods became available for design work in the 1980s, finite element analysis (FEA) was the first to be widely adopted. Over the years, it's helped design ...