Will Tamblyn, Voxon Photonics CEO and Co-Founder, said of the announcement, "We knew we had a real wow factor product in the VX1 volumetric display, but when combining this with the social aspect of multi player gaming and the retro-futuristic arcade form factor, the Z3D now allows us to deliver a whole new dimension in gaming."
"The 'Z' part of the name is really referring to the z-axis. It's no longer just x and y axis two dimensional gaming. We can now create games in a true 3D volumetric form which can be viewed by a number of people, from any angle, without the need for headsets or glasses. This allows us to make some of the old classics new again, create your own games, or use new volumetric video technology."
"It's inspiring and exhilarating to create something new, to do what others thought couldn't be done. This is just the start of our journey with volumetric display technology, but making a 3D holographic arcade machine, is a fun way to start sharing it with the world."
Voxon plans to both sell the Z3D directly to consumers globally as well as partner with distribution companies within the gaming industry worldwide.
The Voxon Z3D Technical Description
The Z3D is a swept surface volumetric display, and is powered by the Voxon Photonics Engine. This engine comprises an ultra-high-speed digital projection system, CPU, volumetric graphics engine and reciprocating light diffuser. Volumetric images are created by projecting slices of light at 4,000 frames per second onto a moving screen. The images diffuse at precisely the right position in physical space, and through persistence of vision, the human eye blends them together, resulting in true three-dimensional digital objects that can be viewed in the same way as one would view a real object, from any angle, and without special goggles or glasses. The Z3D supports multi-user interactivity for gaming and other interactive applications.
Z3D Features
- All the functionality of the Voxon VX1 with the addition of a removable arcade table top & custom made games
- Genuine Sanwa arcade components
- LED strip lighting effects
- Compatible with plug-in-play game controllers (such as Xbox 360 controllers)
- Easy to use menu and games launcher
- Windows 10 architecture
- Includes Voxatron and other games.
- Unity Software Development Kit included for making your own games & projects
- C based SDK for low-level programming
All software on the Z3D is driven by our proprietary Core Graphics Engine, which is provided to developers free (on a single user license basis). In addition to the Core Graphics Engine, Z3D units will be shipped with the following;
- Games included: Snaketron Z, Super Turrets, Balls For Dinner (Again)
- Voxtron Game Engine which includes a number of preloaded games as well
- Voxiedemo – a suite of volumetric graphic demos with source code
- VoxieOS to view sample 3D models and animations
- Sample applications and games
