Worldbuilding

World
P much Earth, but slightly in the future, with some better technology.

Local Region
Not-Japan. Lots of Chinese and Japanese names. Imagine Firefly. Except like, with the multiculturalism done properly.

City
Some large, international metropolis in Not-Japan. Probably near Not-Tokyo. A port city. The TAPC area is slightly on the outskirts of the city-proper, but still closer to the city than the suburbs and country.

The City is p much the area's Silicon Valley, and attracts a fair amount of international residents as a result.

Technology
AR technology has been widespread for years and is used by pretty much everyone. Think of it as the equivalent of today's smartphones. VR is a little bit more obscure and difficult to get into for the everyday person, but is used extensively in the military and in medicine. Perhaps analogous to rooting your phone.

Breakthroughs in neuroscience are making AR/VR more powerful than ever, and new social effects are starting to creep up because of it. The first wireheads/VR addicts are starting to show up. Assistive Technology is making leaps and bounds. Some scary viruses are starting to show up. And of course, the focus of TAPC, the VR gaming scene is booming.

VR Headset
Usually just called a headset. AR glasses/goggles are still pretty popular but people are quickly making the shift to headsets. Just like smartphones, personalization and customization are a mini-industry in themselves, with varying set-ups, colours, etc.

Needless to say, everyone at TAPC uses Mnemosyne Corp headsets. It's part of the TAPC package. 30% student discount on all Mnemosyne brand headsets!