I/ITSEC 2021: Games come of age as CAE launches Prodigy IG
CAE said at I/ITSEC 2021 that Prodigy will result in, ‘reduced visual system recurring and operating costs by 25 to 50%’. (Photo: CAE)
CAE launched its games-based Prodigy IG in connection with Epic Games at I/ITSEC 2021.
CAE has launched a new games-based image generator, the CAE Prodigy. The company says that the new IG, ‘leverages Epic Games’ Unreal Engine’ with the, ‘ability to support a thousand-fold increase in the number of entities in a virtual environment’.
As part of the launch, CAE will be demonstrating Prodigy as part of its e-Series MR Prodigy Visual System, a holistic visual simulation solution combining the image generator, projectors and dome display into an integrated training system designed specifically for fighter and fast-jet training applications.
Such systems have already been sold to the UK RAF and Qatar Emiri Air Force
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