Mixed Reality Eyewear V
2017
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Mixed Reality Eyewear V was a lightweight, intentionally crude prototype developed to align our frame suppliers with the mechanical demands of our design. Built with limited electronics, this version powered the display backlight, supported capacitive touch sensors, and included parts held together with electrical tape. Its rough assembly allowed us to easily disassemble and reassemble the prototype in front of suppliers and development partners, providing hands-on insight into spatial requirements, electronic integration, and assembly techniques.
KEY FOCUS AREAS
• Supplier Alignment & Transparency: Designed for easy teardown, this prototype helped communicate critical design elements, tolerances, and assembly techniques directly to our suppliers, ensuring no detail was lost in translation.
• Basic Electronics & Gesture Testing: Integrated capacitive touch sensors in the temples to recognize simple gestures, giving us initial feedback on interactive possibilities while keeping the design flexible for adjustments.
• Hands-On Supplier Engagement: By acting as a tier-2 supplier to some of our tier-1 partners, I ensured that our design intent was maintained, providing real-time guidance to streamline production readiness.
• Basic Electronics & Gesture Testing: Integrated capacitive touch sensors in the temples to recognize simple gestures, giving us initial feedback on interactive possibilities while keeping the design flexible for adjustments.
• Hands-On Supplier Engagement: By acting as a tier-2 supplier to some of our tier-1 partners, I ensured that our design intent was maintained, providing real-time guidance to streamline production readiness.
WHY THIS MATTERS
Mixed Reality Eyewear V was essential for bridging complex design requirements with supplier capabilities. The prototype’s crude, modular design enabled effective hands-on supplier training, aligning everyone on key details and ensuring quality implementation. This phase highlighted the value of strategic transparency with partners, emphasizing my commitment to both innovation and practical manufacturability.
