Elizabeth Bonesteel on the connecting power of virtual reality

In Elizabeth Bonesteel’s story, “Overlay,” a family works their way through a top-secret facility on an important mission. As they sneak past guards and drones, it soon becomes clear that their mission isn’t what it seems, culminating in a touching moment about connection.

Bonesteel is known for her Central Corps series (The Cold Between, Remnants of Trust, and Breach of Containment), which follows the members of a Federation-like space consortium as they deal with a looming conspiracy.

The Verge spoke with Bonesteel about VR and how it can bring families together in the far future.

This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.

Your story follows a father-and-son team as they infiltrate a secret base. What inspired this particular…

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