Five iterations can look like progress in a straight line. Ours was not.
V1 gave the team a prototype it could put in front of divers. It also forced a reconsideration of three fundamental parts of the product: its size, its weight and how it fits on the mask.
Feedback from engineers, dive instructors and experienced divers became one input as the team revisited those questions. Not every idea moved forward.
V2 is smaller and sits more as part of the mask. Its mask-specific mount is adjusted during the initial setup, allowing the HUD to click into place before a dive without tools.
After months of development, the team returned V2 to real-water diving. That is a development experience—not a drag measurement, comfort score, stability result or certification outcome.
The direction has stayed consistent: more awareness, less to manage. DAÏVE HUD remains a working prototype, and every performance claim requires its own method and evidence.