cm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agoPalmer Luckey says he wants to 'turn warfighters into technomancers' as Anduril takes over production of the US Army's IVAS AR headset from Microsoftwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down12
arrow-up154arrow-down1external-linkPalmer Luckey says he wants to 'turn warfighters into technomancers' as Anduril takes over production of the US Army's IVAS AR headset from Microsoftwww.pcgamer.comcm0002@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 hours agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squarefelixwhynot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-25 hours agoWhat problem are these even designed to solve? Wiki makes me think it’s a hammer in search of a nail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Visual_Augmentation_System
minus-squareSnot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down3·edit-25 hours agoThe problem it’s trying to solve is “How do we make ungodly amounts of money as ‘Defense Contractors’?” To be genuinely fair, this sort of waste is part and parcel to the US Military.
minus-squarefelixwhynot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·5 hours agoFor sure. Head mounted displays are useful for, say, technical repairs. And I see the value as an alternative to the F35 helmet. But besides that … for infantry? Idk. Wishful thinking IMHO
What problem are these even designed to solve?
Wiki makes me think it’s a hammer in search of a nail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Visual_Augmentation_System
The problem it’s trying to solve is “How do we make ungodly amounts of money as ‘Defense Contractors’?”
To be genuinely fair, this sort of waste is part and parcel to the US Military.
For sure. Head mounted displays are useful for, say, technical repairs. And I see the value as an alternative to the F35 helmet. But besides that … for infantry? Idk. Wishful thinking IMHO