CastAR

castAR
Company typeStartup company
IndustryTechnology, Augmented reality, Virtual reality
FoundedWoodinville, Washington, Washington[1][2] (March 2013 (2013-03))[3]
FounderJeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson[4][5]
DefunctJune 26, 2017 (2017-06-26)
FateClosed due to layoffs
Headquarters
Palo Alto, California[6]
,
United States
Key people
Jeri Ellsworth, president and co-founder[7]
Rick Johnson, co-founder[8][9]
Steve Parkis, CEO[6]
ProductscastAR
Number of employees
70+[10]
Websitecastar.com

castAR (formerly Technical Illusions) was a Palo Alto–based[11] technology startup company founded in March 2013[3] by Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson.[4][5] Its first product was to be the castAR, a pair of augmented reality and virtual reality glasses.[12] castAR was a founding member of the nonprofit[13] Immersive Technology Alliance.[5]

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  3. ^ a b "About Us". Technical Illusions. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b Joey, Fameli (22 May 2013). "Hands-On with Technical Illusions' CastAR Augmented Reality Glasses". Tested.com. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  5. ^ a b c Nicole, Lee (20 March 2014). "castAR's vision of immersive gaming gets closer to final production". Engadget. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b Takahashi, Dean (18 August 2016). "Augmented reality firm CastAR recruits former LucasArts chief Darrell Rodriguez as its CEO". VentureBeat. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  7. ^ Nunneley, Stephany (13 March 2014). "Immersive Technology Alliance formed by Oculus VR, EA, Avegant, CastAR others". VG247. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  8. ^ Limburg, Mark (20 May 2013). "CastAR brings a new angle to Computer Assisted Reality". VG247. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  9. ^ Dean, Takahashi (2 February 2014). "Move over, Oculus. This startup's augmented reality will blow your mind". VentureBeat. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  10. ^ Conditt, Jessica (15 September 2016). "Augmented reality studio castAR picks up 'Disney Infinity' devs". Engadget. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  11. ^ Takahashi, Dean (19 August 2015). "Android creator Andy Rubin invests $15M in CastAR to build augmented reality gaming glasses". VentureBeat. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  12. ^ Lee, Adriana (20 May 2014). "They're No Google Glass, But These Epson Specs Offer A New Look At Smart Eyewear". ReadWrite. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  13. ^ Hsia, Kevin (26 March 2014). "EA, Avegant, Technical Illusions, and Others Form Immersive Technology Alliance". Punchkick Interactive. Retrieved 13 June 2014.