zSpace is a Silicon Valley company that's creating fascinating tools for 3D computing. They've created their own 3D hardware platform, and are now inviting outside developers to create applications for it. In order to promote and expand these partnerships, they recently held zCon 2013, the zSpace Developers Conference, at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. The technology was indeed impressive. At one display, putting on a pair of special glasses, I could see a 3D image of the Mars Curiosity Rover. By pointing with a penlike device, I could grab one of the legs and make it move up and down. Or I could grab the entire craft and by rotating the pen, flip it over to see the underside. There clearly seems to be a high demand for this type of technology in many areas of design. There was also a very interesting talk by Hollywood producer Jon Landau, whose film credits include Titanic and the 3D hit Avatar, and who gave a fascinating behind the scenes look at the creation of Avatar. For the technically minded, there was an interesting presentation by Mark Flynn, zSpace's Director of Displays, who explained how zSpace's specially made display screens work with zSpace glasses, using circular polarization of light to get the 3D effects. I think we can expect to see this technology popping up in many places in the near future.
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