Turn the concept
into evidence.
Integrate the wearable, VR and sensing layers. Establish operating limits, repeatability and a credible validation pathway.
Milestone: documented engineering and usability evidence.
A new dimension of diving simulation
ABYSS ONE
Dive into
the Future.
Now.VR diving & freediving simulator
See the ocean. Feel the depth.
Explore what comes next.
In development · Open to strategic partners
Concept visualisation.
Final hardware and capabilities subject to validation.
Final hardware and capabilities subject to validation.
01 Immersive environments02 Depth-linked compression03 Biometric insightBy Neptune’s Submerge
The next layer of immersion
01 / Beyond the headset
What if depth became
something you could feel?
ABYSS ONE is a VR diving and freediving simulator in development by Neptune’s Submerge. Our embodied simulation concept connects a virtual ocean, a depth-linked compression wearable and biometric monitoring in one controlled experience on dry land.
For trainers, a repeatable setting. For researchers, a richer question. For people, a new way to encounter the underwater world.
01 See it.
02 Feel it.
03 Understand it.
01 / Dive in
The future starts
with a descent.
Move through a virtual descent.
Discover how the three layers could connect.
Interactive concept / Virtual depth
00 m
The surface. A new perspective.
Surface10 m20 m30 m
01 / Establish the environment
First, the world changes.
Visual and spatial cues introduce the ocean setting. The virtual environment establishes the starting point.
Illustrative compression cueBaseline
Biometric layerConcept signal
An idea you can explore
Illustrative web demo — no live biometrics or hardware control. Virtual metres do not specify physical pressure, operating limits or validated performance.
Designed around the human experienceConcept study
02 / Feel the future
How the diving
simulator works.
01
Immerse the senses.
VR establishes a controllable underwater environment, with virtual depth as a shared input.
02
Connect the body.
A bladder-based wearable is intended to synchronise compression cues with the virtual descent.
03
Understand the response.
Biometric monitoring aims to connect session events with physiological signals for review and research.
Development stage: prototype and engineering validation. Compression cues are not equivalent to reproducing the full physiology of underwater pressure.
A focused route to market
One platform.
New possibilities.
Start where repeatable immersion matters.
Expand as evidence and partnerships grow.
Dive & maritime training
Prepare the experience.
Before the water.
Explore supervised familiarisation and scenario repetition in a controlled setting, with a view to complementing practical instruction.
Potential partnersDive schools · Training organisations
Value to testRepeatability · Confidence · Session insight
First milestoneCo-designed familiarisation pilot
Human response & immersive research
Make immersion
a research question.
Investigate how visual depth and physical cues relate to human response, using defined protocols and appropriately governed data.
Potential partnersUniversities · Human-factors teams
Value to testSignal quality · Repeatable protocols
First milestoneEthics-led feasibility study
Education & destination experiences
Bring the ocean
within reach.
Explore a new format for ocean storytelling in aquariums, science centres and learning spaces — with participation designed around the visitor.
Potential partnersAquariums · Science centres · Educators
Value to testEngagement · Accessibility · Throughput
First milestoneFacilitated visitor-experience pilot
Proposed applications, subject to technical validation, suitability assessment and sector requirements. No certified training equivalence or clinical benefit is claimed.
The wider case for immersion
A shift worth exploring.
Independent research gives a reason to investigate. Product-specific evidence is the next step.
4×
Faster training completion than classroom learning in PwC’s soft-skills study.
4×
Greater focus than e-learning participants in the same study.
375
Learners at which VR reached classroom cost parity in that programme.
Source: PwC VR Soft Skills Training Efficacy Study (2020). Findings relate to that programme, not diving simulation or ABYSS ONE. Outcomes depend on the content, learners and delivery model.
Read the research ↗The investment & partnership thesis
Build the core.
Multiply the possibilities.
The opportunity is a reusable simulation platform: a common hardware and software foundation, adapted through sector-specific content and partnerships.
Turn the concept
Build with the people
who will use it.
Co-design focused pilots with training, research or experience partners. Measure usefulness, delivery effort and adoption.
Milestone: evidence-led product and commercial decisions.
One foundation.
Many deployments.
Explore manufacturing partnerships, institutional software licensing and tailored content as potential revenue routes.
Milestone: a repeatable deployment and support model.
An invention-led foundation
A published diving-simulation application.
UK publication GB2640439A describes a VR diving system combining wearable biometric monitoring with optional compression simulation. International application: PCT/GB2025/050741.
Explore the published application ↗A company with an ocean purpose
The next chapter for Neptune’s Submerge.
ABYSS ONE extends our focus on immersive ocean experiences into physical simulation. Explore the company’s existing education work and documented delivery context.
Explore Neptune’s Submerge case studies ↗More access.
More understanding.
More possibility.
Bring experiences closer.
The ambition: selected ocean experiences and preparation in inland, institutional and community settings.
Make progress measurable.
The ambition: better-informed development through session evidence, user feedback and responsible research.
Commercial routes and impact are development goals, not achieved outcomes or financial forecasts.
Questions, answered
Explore the diving simulator.
The concept, its development stage
and how to get involved.
What is the ABYSS ONE diving simulator?
ABYSS ONE is Neptune’s Submerge’s working product name for an embodied diving-simulation programme. It combines an immersive virtual underwater environment with proposed depth-linked wearable compression and biometric monitoring. It is at the prototype and engineering validation stage.
How is this different from a VR diving game?
The proposed system connects the visual experience to a physical compression layer and physiological signals. The development goal is to explore a measurable, repeatable experience for supervised familiarisation, research and visitor experiences, rather than visual immersion alone.
Can ABYSS ONE be used as a freediving training simulator?
Freediving familiarisation is a proposed application for partner-led pilots. Training effectiveness and operating limits still require validation. ABYSS ONE is not presented as a replacement for qualified instruction, in-water training or recognised certification.
Does the simulator reproduce real underwater pressure?
The concept uses wearable compression cues linked to virtual depth. These cues are not equivalent to recreating ambient underwater pressure or the full physiological effects of a real dive. The depth values on this webpage are illustrative, not hardware specifications.
Is the diving simulator available to buy or install?
ABYSS ONE is in development and is not listed here as an off-the-shelf commercial product. Neptune’s Submerge welcomes discussions with engineering and manufacturing partners, research institutions, training organisations, experience venues and strategic investors.
How can an international organisation become a partner?
Organisations worldwide can contact bassel@nsub.co.uk to discuss their location, expertise and proposed use case. Pilot scope, delivery feasibility, responsibilities and applicable requirements would be agreed together; international availability is not yet established.
Have a specific use case? Discuss a diving-simulator partnership →
03 / Build what’s next
The future of immersion.
Let’s build it.
We’re looking for the expertise, capital and real-world settings to move ABYSS ONE from vision to validated experience.