Its engineers Dassault Systemes in France they recreated structures and latest technology equipment of the World War II era, using technology virtual reality.
The attempt was not made in the context of creating a video game, as is customary in recent years, but in an attempt to save the historical memory of the Normandy Landings, from which the liberation of France and the whole of Europe began. particularly effectssince June 6th marks the 70th anniversary of the "Overlord" operation.
The thirty engineers who worked on this project managed to recreate some of the most representative samples of the equipment used by the Allies in 6 June 1944. These are Waco type gliders, Higgins or LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel) and the Mulberry artificial pier.
The representations were based on authentic designs from the World War II era, which required careful research in museums and institutions. In fact, one of her engineers teams characterized the effort to locate them as typical "archaeological" work, due to the difficulty of locating the original drawings.
The material created by Dassault Systemes can be viewed on a standard computer screen, via an Oculus Rift virtual reality set, or in a dedicated virtual reality room.
However, as Dassault Systemes vice president and XNUMXD imaging expert Mehdi Tayoubi points out in Venture Beat, it is preferable to use the Oculus Rift as it combines the benefits of low-cost virtual reality technology with the creation and use of similar halls.
It is worth mentioning that the Higgins vessels were used to transport personnel to the Normandy coast during the first waves of the descent, while Waco was used to carry airborne forces behind German lines the night before the descent. Both are characterized by the most rare systems of that period.
Finally, the Mulberry artificial pier was in fact a "navigable" harbor for the transport of supplies and personnel to the coast, since no natural harbor had been occupied in the first weeks after the landing. His construction was a real miracle of engineering at that time, while his remains are now on the seabed of the Normandy coast.
