NCS News Desk

“The vision for what we are calling the UCF-MCO Partnership is to develop a digital-twin [technology] campus that would be a model for the nation in this emerging technology,” said Beverly Seay, UCF’s board of trustees chair, during the presentation.

Defence and training support company, MASS, has been awarded the Joint Command and Staff Training (JCAST) contract for UK Strategic Command, worth in excess of £11 million across a two-year period.

Daryl Holt and Waymon Armstrong often quip to each other about employees that have been hired and then hired away multiple times by their two companies — Electronic Arts Inc. and Engineering & Computer Simulations Inc. (ECS).  “We joke sometimes, ‘Hey, how’s that person working out? When do I have a shot at them again?’” Holt, vice president […]

NCS Announces 2020 Modeling & Simulation Hall of Fame Inductees The National Center for Simulation (NCS) announced four new members for induction to the NCS Modeling and Simulation Hall of Fame. Dale P. Bennett, a retired Lockheed Martin executive who was a driving force for reinventing the way simulation was used; Dr. Pamela Boyers, associate […]

Charlie Hughes has dedicated his career to advancing the world of modeling and simulation and has played a major role in the success of dozens of students.

The Orlando area certainly meets the requirements laid out by the Air Force, George Cheros, CEO of the Orlando-based National Center for Simulation, told OBJ. Those requirements include being among the 150 biggest metros areas in the U.S. and having a military base within 25 miles.  Central Florida Research Park, which is adjacent the University of Central […]

EA Tiburon is building a new 180,000-square-foot, five-story building in the heart of downtown Orlando at Creative Village. Creative Village is a digital media district, located next door to FIEA, which houses a robust downtown campus of the University of Central Florida (UCF) and Valencia College. Direct access and proximity to this talent pipeline is one […]

June 24, 2020—Orlando, Florida.  The National Center for Simulation (NCS) announced the award winners for the 2020 NCS Henry C. Okraski scholarships. Ten graduating high school students from Orange and Seminole County high schools will receive $1,000 scholarships to use in their pursuit of a secondary education in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) […]

Orlando, FLA. July 13, 2020 — The National Center for Simulation (NCS) announced three new members for induction to the NCS Modeling and Simulation Hall of Fame. Dale P. Bennett, a retired Lockheed Martin executive who was a driving force for reinventing the way simulation was used; Dr. Pamela Boyers, associate vice chancellor for clinical […]

ORLANDO – July 1, 2020 – The U.S. has become the top buying country for serious games worldwide, driven by a rise in corporate sales, according to a new report done by analyst firm Metaari. The rapid growth rate of game-based learning (GBL) in the U.S. – forecast to have a CAGR of 29.2% over […]

International cybersecurity firm GLESEC is moving its headquarters from Princeton, New Jersey to Orlando. The new headquarters will be home to the GLESEC Secured Operations Center (SOC) and Cyber Range Training Facilities in addition to administration and sales. The company plans to hire 26 professionals in the next three years and set up a facility […]

“In addition to the government, venture capitalists and investors are a key component of accelerating innovation in sectors we rely on to accomplish our mission,” said Maj. Tony Perez, AFWERX Spark Cell lead. “To better collaborate and understand the different roles we play, we need Airmen who understand the world of startups, investing and technological advancement.”

Virtualware will leverage NCS membership to develop innovative partnerships supporting complex VR simulators for training, introducing Virtualware Immersive Room (VIROO): a VR solution for full-scope field training that allows companies, institutions and universities to replicate multi-user scenarios in 1:1 scale, transforming any physical location into a full immersion center.

The press release states that the revised process “expands the number of locations eligible for consideration” to host the headquarters — suggesting Florida may reenter the pool of candidate sites — and will include a “comprehensive and transparent analysis before selecting a final location.” The approach will take into consideration the Space Force’s “emerging” organizational […]

Seay, who has been on the Board of Trustees since 2013, has made changes that she said will strengthen the board’s oversight, including the addition of a staff person at the university who primarily works with board members.

ORLANDO, FLORIDA. April 22nd, 2020. International Cyber-Security Firm GLESEC is offering organizations with free Breach & Attack Simulation Testing on Immediate Cybersecurity Threats until May 31st, 2020. www.glesec.com As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the globe the number of cyberattacks has dramatically increased. This is in part due to the move to a work […]

National Center for Simulation Announces COVID-19 Response Scholarship Drive April 20, 2020—Orlando, Florida. The National Center for Simulation (NCS) announced today that it launched a scholarship campaign within the modeling, simulation & training (MS&T) industry to help more students with tuition and educational expenses during the recovery phase of COVID-19. The resulting scholarships of at […]

The Department of Defense‘s push to secure its leaky supply chain from cyberattacks might “rapidly” become a standard for civilian agencies too.

The advanced technicians and experts are, in part, looking into designing masks to fit all sizes and shapes of people who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak.

If successful, the service plans to buy a small number of usable flying cars—or “ORBs”—by 2023. ORB can stand for “organic resupply bus, for disaster relief teams, an operational readiness bus for improved aircraft availability, and an open requirements bus for a growing diversity of missions,” according to an Air Force solicitation document.