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May 28, 2014 06:14 pm GMT

DARPA Is Using Oculus Rift for Cyberwarfare

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is using the Oculus Rift headset to create a prototype network tool for cyberwarfare agents, Wired reports

Instead of seeing a flat representation of a computer network, a wearer would be able to look around himself and see the different parts of the system in an interactive, 3D field.

See also: Hollywood, Meet Oculus Rift: Studios Quietly Toying With New Virtual Reality Camera

DARPA reps admit it’s a proof of concept right now, but the goal is to make cyberwarfare easier to visualize and understand for the U.S. Cyber Command and other American military hackers. Read more...

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