In Shibuya, Tokyo in 2037, LayereD is a platform that employs mixed‑reality technology to project Internet visuals into the physical world. With specialized gear, individuals can experience a range of augmented‑reality interactions that blend digital and tangible elements. Users may materialize their imagined objects into reality, enabling diverse forms of self‑expression across social and creative spaces. Yet the system fails to grant the intended liberty; citizens actually endure an authoritarian environment, everywhere constantly monitored. The Varna Counter mechanism removes detrimental constructs to render LayereD "fully pure and healthy." Because participants surveil one another to enforce rules, society turns inflexible and restricted and never truly free.
