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Why virtual memorials in online games become sacred spaces

My cousin died in combat overseas and his character in our online game has been standing in the same spot for eight months and none of us can bring ourselves to delete it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Digital artifacts can become shrines that preserve presence in ways that feel more real than traditional memorials.

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