Using nanotechnology, Ren invents a biological form of virtual reality called OtherLife that can create realistic memories.

Ren hopes that the inserted memories will help him recover, though her father, a professor whose work she based OtherLife on, wants to stop Jared's life support.

The government is willing to avoid a trial for unlicensed human tests and Danny's death if Ren agrees to one year of solitary confinement in OtherLife.

Ren reunites with Danny and finds that OtherLife has become a major success and is being used for a wide range of applications, including long-term confinement stretching for centuries.

After she tests it on Jared, he responds positively but makes it obvious he desires death; Ren obliges him by unplugging the life support.

When Ren refuses to cooperate, Sam abruptly forces her into a second year-long imprisonment, hoping that she will once again trigger the glitch and allow them to learn how to develop interactive experiences.

Ren again escapes from the OtherLife experience, more quickly this time, by remaining calm, and allowing the simulation to go faster, and loop infinitely.

[11] Harry Windsor of The Hollywood Reporter called it "a stylish piece of sci-fi pulp fiction made with a sense of scale that belies its indie budget".

[1] Luke Buckmaster of The Guardian rated it 3/5 stars and wrote, "Ben C Lucas's innovative rumination on the pitfalls of technology has Hollywood appeal and features a darkly charismatic performance from Jessica De Gouw".