CastAR

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castAR
Startup company
Industry Technology, Augmented reality, Virtual reality
Founded Woodinville, Washington, Washington[1][2] (March 2013 (2013-03))[3]
Founder Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson[4][5]
Headquarters Mountain View, California[6], United States
Key people
 Jeri Ellsworth, president and co-founder[7]
Rick Johnson, co-founder[8][9]
David Henkel-Wallace, CEO[10]
Ryan Smith, lead 3D artist[11]
Products castAR
Number of employees
 10+[5]
Website castar.com

castAR (formerly Technical Illusions) is a Mountain View-based[6] augmented reality and virtual reality technology company,[12] founded in March 2013[3] by Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson.[4][5] Its first product, still in development, is the castAR, a pair of augmented reality and virtual reality glasses.[13] castAR is a founding member of the nonprofit[14] Immersive Technology Alliance.[5][7]

History

castAR was founded by two former Valve Corporation employees;[15][5] the castAR glasses were born out of work that started inside Valve.[16] While still at Valve, their team had spent over a year working on the project.[15] They obtained legal ownership of their work after their departure.[8][15]

castAR

Ellsworth explains castAR to GDC Next 2013 attendees

The castAR glasses combine elements of augmented reality and virtual reality.[17][18] After winning Educator's and Editor's Choice ribbons at the 2013 Bay Area Maker Faire,[19] the castAR project was successfully crowdfunded via Kickstarter.[5] castAR surpassed its funding goal two days after the project went live[20] and raised over $1 million on a $400,000 goal.[18] castAR creates hologram-like images unique to each user[17] by projecting an image into the user's surroundings[16] using a technology that Technical Illusions calls "Projected Reality".[17] The image bounces off a retro-reflective[9] surface back to the wearer's eyes.[16][18] castAR can also be used for virtual reality purposes, using its VR clip-on.[17][16]

See also

References

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  • castAR at Kickstarter
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