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Leeds Armouries today and the Plasa Leeds get-in is well under way. Show laptop tweaked, sound equalised and video projector keystoned, ready to go tomorrow.

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Wartime Virtual Reality

During World War 2, Strand Electric (via Fitups Manchester) worked with the Government on creating a plausible simulation of a night torpedo run to bomb ships for pilots. Whilst there are very few photographs as it was all top secret at the time, Shane Guy obtained this photo from the Imperial War Museum as a basis for recreating a working recreation and is currently in the late stages of completing his PhD on the topic.