Featured in the Best of BETT 2024 this year, zSpace does what augmented reality should do, just without the discomfort of a big, heavy headset. That makes AR accessible to more students and also means a more comfortable experience for long-term use.
This system comprises the laptop, which features eye-detection cameras, a side camera setup, and a wired stylus. All of that combines to create a 3D augmented reality experience on the screen that feels like objects are floating in the air in front of you.
So why does that help? It means that students can interact tactilely with 3D objects. For example, you can have a human heart floating in front of you and use the stylus to remove walls and look inside, move the heart as if it were in your hand, and zoom in and out for closer examination. Bring that to robotics and engineering and you can dismantle or build robotics with each part in mind.
As the zSpace representative told tech & Learning: “This is a convenient way to experience augmented reality in the classroom. This is both for the user, with digital tools, and for the educator who no longer has to use physical examples, like those of an animal.” heart, to show students how these objects decompose.
This is a very intuitive AR system to use, so it can be enjoyed by students of a wide range of ages and abilities.
