ZSpace (company)

zSpace
Company typePrivate
IndustryAugmented reality, 3D display
Founded2007
HeadquartersSan Jose, California
Key people
  • Paul Kellenberger, CEO
  • Mike Harper, CMO
  • Dave Chavez, CTO
Websitezspace.com
Not to be confused with Z Space theater.

zSpace is a technology firm based in San Jose, California that combines elements of virtual and augmented reality in a computer. zSpace mostly provides AR/VR technology to the education market.[1] It allows teachers and learners to interact with simulated objects in virtual environments.[2][3][4]

zSpace does not require the use of a head-mounted display. Users experience 3D content through a 3D computer screen, aided by head-tracking technology and a stylus. The hardware switches between the left and right images through a circularly polarized light that enters the eye.[5] In some models, eyewear contains small reflective tabs that the computer uses to track where users are looking.[6] Other models are equipped with head tracking technology and do not require any glasses or eyewear.[7]

Paul Kellenberger is the company's current CEO and president.[8]

  1. ^ Fittes, Emma Kate (May 18, 2022). "Staff Writer". Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. ^ Knight, Will. "A Display That Makes Interactive 3-D Seem Mind-Bogglingly Real". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  3. ^ Wilson, Mark. "zSpace: A Real Holographic Display Worthy Of Iron Man". Fast Company. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  4. ^ Johnson, Eric. "heap Mobile Games? Bah! Meet zSpace's $4,000 3-D Monitor". AllThingsD. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  5. ^ Petrov, Plamen D.; Atansova, Tatiana V. (April 15, 2020). "The Effect of Augmented Reality on Students' Learning Performance in Stem Education". Information. 11 (4): 209. doi:10.3390/info11040209.
  6. ^ Catalano, Frank (June 30, 2018). "From virtual reality to ebooks, the future of digital media in schools is a total toss-up". GeekWire. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  7. ^ zSpace. "zSpace Launches New Inspire Editions to the zSpace Learning Station Family". PR Newswire (Press release). zSpace. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Executive Team". zSpace. Retrieved 24 June 2022.