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A VR headset floating in a dark studio, its titanium iris half open and glowing, a thin vertical line of gold light behind it.
SEAM09.09

Mind the seam.

A VR headset with a mechanical iris

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01The idea

Not an escape. An exit.

SEAM is a passage with an engineer’s honesty. On the front of the headset a mechanical iris physically opens when you step through. You can see it work. Nothing is hidden behind it.

09.09The seam opens. Launch mythology.
Fig. 02 · Eight titanium blades

02The ordinary room

The ordinary room, the extraordinary light.

A brick wall, a sofa, a laptop and a mug. Headset on, hands reaching, and the iris is the only warm light in the room. A wear shot that stays in the apartment.

A woman on a sofa in a brick-walled apartment at dusk, wearing the headset with hands raised, the iris glowing warm against a cool room.

Fig. 03 · The only warm light

03Engineering

Specified like an instrument.

Front unit Dual micro-OLED 3.8K × 3.8K per eye Titanium iris blades 190 g front unit · hot-swap rear counterweight
≈ 115° Field of view
Fig. 04 · Field of view
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Display
Dual micro-OLED, 3.8K × 3.8K per eye
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Field of view
About 115°
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Optics
Eye-tracked varifocal, motorised IPD
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Prescription
Magnetic prescription inserts
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Weight
190 g front unit, hot-swap rear counterweight
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Thermals
Vapour chamber
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Passthrough
Colour, under 12 ms
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Software
OpenXR first
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Repair
Repairable by design
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Privacy
Hardware privacy switch
SEAM · Headset · Sheet 1 of 1Fictional specification for a concept study

04Craft and materials

Made to be looked at closely.

CNC magnesium chassis

Machined from solid. Light, rigid, and cool to the touch.

Ceramic-glass front

A hard, deep face for the iris to sit in.

Titanium iris blades

The one moving part you can see.

Merino and vegan-leather interface

What touches skin is soft, and replaceable.

05Colourways and customisation

Four finishes, and parts you can change.

Fold coordinates—
Colourway
  • FaceplatesMagnetic, with open CAD files.
  • StrapsStrap variants for every head and every hour.
  • Iris finishSwappable iris finishes.
  • EngravingYour own fold coordinates, engraved.

06Voice

Mind
the seam.

  1. 01Not an escape. An exit.
  2. 02115° field of view. Eye-tracked varifocal. Repairable.
  3. 03Hardware privacy switch. It is a switch.
  • Precise
  • Dry
  • Confident
  • No hype words