18 Oct 2025
OPTICS wins two American Association of Port Authorities Awards
OPTICS was recognized with two 2025 Lighthouse Awards during the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) Annual Convention in Québec City: Security Practices and Technology Solutions. "These outstanding ports and partners exemplify innovation, leadership, and dedication across every facet of the maritime industry"
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14 Oct 2025
Starr Long presented OPTICS at Unity Industry Summit 2025
Starr Long (TAA), Darrell Keach (Port of Corpus Christi) and Lakeisha Coleman (esri) presented OPTICS at the Unity Industry Summit 2025 in Atlanta
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23 Sept 2025
Reducing Cognitive Load: The Hidden Key to Effective Active Digital Twins
In our article "Reducing Cognitive Load: The Hidden Key to Effective Active Digital Twins" we talk about "the hidden key to effective digital twins: not simply capturing complexity, but transforming it into clarity that drives action."
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16 Sept 2025
An Active Digital Twin Leading the Way
"Enter OPTICS (Overall Port Tactical Information System), an active digital twin developed by The Acceleration Agency in collaboration with the Port. ... this article highlights: the importance of industry collaboration in a large-scale simulation project"
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24 Aug 2025
What Is a Digital Twin? Beyond the Buzzword
What is an Active Digital Twin, and why is it showing up in more RFPs? The term is appearing in boardrooms everywhere, but definitions vary — and that confusion slows progress. This article provides a definition and clarity, something digital twins provide as well.
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15 July 2025
How the Port of Corpus Christi is Optimizing Operations with Spatial Computing and Digital Twins
"Prior to the introduction of its new spatial computing platform, the port relied on traditional control room setups, which involved multiple screens displaying siloed applications."
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01 July 2025
Digital Twins: Video Game UI Influence
Did you know that the DNA of Digital Twins can be traced to video game user interface design over the last 50 years? Check out this Unity guest blog post from The Acceleration Agency's Starr Long and Joel Bush and learn how video games were the original Digital Twins.
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20 May 2025
A massive seaport in Texas is using an AI-powered digital replica to track ships
OPTICS, The Active Digital Twin The Acceleration Agency built for the Port of Corpus Christi, was featured in the "How AI is Changing Everything" series over at Business Insider. Learn how TAA combines Machine Learning, AI and digital replication of one of the biggest ports in the US.
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16 May 2025
Port of Corpus Christi's Use of Digital Twin Tech With Darrell Keach and Rex Hansen
OPTICS, the Active Digital Twin that The Acceleration Agency built for the Port of Corpus Christi was featured in the latest Civil Engineering Academy's Podcast! Check out this insightful episode, where they interview Darrell Keach, Business Systems Manager for the Port of Corpus Christi, and Rex Hansen, Principal Project Manager at Esri.
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13 Mar 2025
Starr Long gives Keynote at Esri 2025 Developer & Technology Summit
At Esri’s DevTech 2025 keynote, industry leaders Darrell Keach (Port of Corpus Christi) and Starr Long (The Acceleration Agency) shared insights about their groundbreaking "OPTICS" project! The OPTICS 3D active digital twin is transforming situational awareness and productivity at the Port of Corpus Christi.
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13 Mar 2025
OPTICS wins Esri Innovation Award at esri 2025 Developer & Technology Summit
At Esri’s Developer & Technology Summit Keynote David Cardella, Esri's Product Manager for Developer Technologies, presented Darrell Keach (Port of Corpus Christi) and Starr Long (The Acceleration Agency) with an innovation award for the use of ArcGIS technology on their groundbreaking "OPTICS" project!
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12 Mar 2025
How the Port of Corpus Christi enhances operational efficiency with digital twin technology
We here at The Acceleration Agency have done nearly two decades of work in Unity so we were especially honored to chat with them for their latest Unity Industry Case Study focused on our OPTICS Active Digital Twin.
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08 Mar 2025
RAINCLOUD DEFENSE Business Briefing - Starr Long
Starr Long sits down with RAINCLOUD DEFENSE CEO Emmanuel Reinert and talks about the work we are doing at The Acceleration Agency with Digital Twins, Critical Infrastructure and possible Defense applications
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07 Feb 2025
Texas Port’s Digital Twin Enables Real-Time Activity Display
"Officials at the port of Corpus Christi, Texas, have used generative artificial intelligence, geospatial data and a video game engine to show work as it happens in 3D, internally and to law enforcement."
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28 Jan 2025
Digital twin helps Texas port track operations, plan ahead
"The Port of Corpus Christi deployed its Overall Port Tactical Information Computer System to provide a “single pane of glass” to law enforcement and other authorities who monitor it."
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13 Jun 2024
Active Digital Twins for Port Operations: OPTICS
Critical infrastructure like Ports, Transportation, Utilities, and Command Centers are incredibly complex operations that combine multiple information systems to provide situational awareness for their operators and administrators. Active Digital Twins combine those systems into a single “pane of glass”.
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14 Aug 2023
The Power of Active Digital Twins
Now that we dwell in the Information Age, timely processing and analyzing of the ever-increasing amount of data is paramount. Enter the world of Active Digital Twins, a breakthrough in redefining how we interact with the world around us.
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