augmented reality founded 2007 1 2 headquarters sunnyvale california key people paul kellenberger ceo mike harper cmo dave chavez cto website zspace.com zspace is a technology firm based in sunnyvale california that creates real world virtual reality systems . zspace allows people to interact with simulated objects in virtual environments as if they are real . 3 4 5 zspace is known for its progressive developments in human computer interaction . 6 paul kellenberger is the company s current ceo and president . 7 contents 1 history 2 product 3 references 4 external links history edit zspace 200 display with students studying anatomy . the prototype for the zspace holographic platform was created with backing from the central intelligence agency s in q tel fund which invests in technology startups . 8 the innovation represented a new approach to problem solving designing teaching and communicating . zspace found its place among relatively untapped geospatial markets with users who would make use of 3 d manipulation technologies . 3 although the initial target markets were enterprise and stem education 9 prospective clients began to recognize a nearly limitless potential for zspace applications in any endeavor where 3 d study and interaction would be beneficial . 3 4 5 gaming developers and consumers also began to take a keen interest in the budding company . 3 5 zspace soon found its way into a variety of sectors including government medicine and education . 3 4 5 10 zspace has garnered several positive reviews for its mind boggling holographic display . 3 4 conversely some critics suggested that zspace might be cost prohibitive for the average consumer . 3 4 company executives publicly stated in april 2013 that they expected the price of the zspace to fall below 1000 within 18 to 24 months . 5 zspace executives have turned their attention to developing partnerships with active players in the vr industry and made their primary focus virtual reality for education and to get applications on zspace . 10 in november 2012 zspace released an independent software development kit . 4 zspace was a featured product for nasa s techbriefs . 11 in 2012 zspace was awarded best in show at the computer graphics world conference . 11 the company also received the core77 design award as professional notable in consumer products . 11 in 2013 zspace was a finalist in the american technology awards in advanced manufacturing tech manufacturing . in 2014 zspace collaborated with researchers at the university of tokyo to develop a high speed gesture tracking system . the technology is being used in hospitals by surgeons before procedures . 12 13 the los altos school district began a pilot program using zspace in stem classrooms . 14 15 the technology is also used at ucsf and stanford for research and medical education and was featured by intel at ces 2014 . 16 zspace is collaborating with nasa to be tested as interface technology for future robots using the program to interact with simulated objects in virtual environments using its imaging displays . 17 product edit zspace 200 display at ces 2015 hp announced the hp zvr powered by technology licensed from zspace . the zspace system allows for the visualization of data in three dimensions . 10 it consists of three user responsive components a stereoscopic display stylus and glasses . 5 7 working together these components create an augmented reality or immersive realistic interaction in which data that appears as a real object can be viewed manipulated analyzed and shared . 3 the technology could also be used for virtual hands on training and gaming . 18 the zspace system uses a 1920 x 1080 pixel lcd screen and the hardware switches between the left and right images through a circularly polarized light that enters the eye . 19 the glasses contain small reflective tabs that the computer uses to track where users are looking . 20 this software prevents nausea and headaches by keeping the image focused 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moment naturally guiding robotic avatars in space exploration . medium . retrieved 17 august 2014 . is zspce device revolutionary or just doing it right for once . inquisitr . 26 may 2014 . retrieved 29 july 2014 . 1400 . nikkei . 7 may 2014 . retrieved 17 august 2014 . geron tomio 24 september 2014 . zspace makes immersive 3d computing a reality . forbes . retrieved 17 august 2014 . emspak jesse 9 september 2013 . 3 d display tracks head for vomit free views . discovery.com . retrieved 17 august 2014 . pierce dennis 12 february 2014 . zspace takes 3d learning to a whole new level . eschool news . retrieved 17 august 2014 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title zspace company & oldid 726593601 categories companies established in 2001 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured 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