Skinned
Skinned by Jeremy Holt, published by Insight Comics on November 14, 2017, is a graphic novel that explores a future dominated by virtual reality and fantasy. This edition, comprising 128 pages in English, presents a narrative centered around two star-crossed lovers who are determined to dismantle the OccupEye system and liberate cView City from its virtual confines. The story delves into the implications of enhanced-reality contact lenses, which allow users to experience a world shaped by their desires and imaginations.
Readers will encounter a richly constructed universe where artificial intelligence and virtual reality intertwine, particularly through the character of Aldair, a teenage programming heiress. As she begins to perceive life beyond the confines of her augmented reality, the narrative unfolds to reveal the stark contrasts between illusion and reality. Themes of romance and rebellion against a controlling system are woven throughout, inviting exploration of the societal impacts of technology in a cyberpunk setting.
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In a future obsessed with virtual reality and fantasy, two star-crossed lovers will do whatever it takes to bring down the OccupEye system and free cView City from its virtual prison.
iRIS is the perfect marriage of artificial intelligence and virtual reality, serving as the backbone for enhanced-reality contact lenses that provide users with an antidote to reality’s many maladies. From pop culture–inspired fantasies to manifestations of their own imagination, users can see the world precisely as they wish.
Citizens of cView City are fitted with a pair of these ubiquitous lenses at birth as a means of ensuring societal tranquility. But when Aldair—a teenage programming heiress—gets a glimpse of life with her own eyes, the world she once knew will never be the same again.
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