Metaverse Memory: My Story of a Man Who Built a Virtual World Museum to Hold His Dying Father's Art

From "Sander's Villa: The Man Who Gave His Father A Second Life" (2011):

As death approached, the artist’s son did an extraordinary thing: He began to build a place that would live on after his father, made with particles of light. That is to say, Sander Vos logged into Second Life, and made a gallery of his father’s work in digital 3D.  

“I started building a 3D version of one of his drawings, ‘Villa Insight’ in Second Life, while he was ill, because building makes me calm in a way,” Sander tells me. “I had to think practical all the time, like: How on earth am I going to make this little ink bottle with prims? And I was busy with him at the same time, ‘cause it was all about him of course."

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It is a touching story about a son's dedication to preserving his father's legacy. The act of building a 3D gallery in Second Life symbolizes the enduring nature of art and the power of technology to overcome physical limitations. Sander's quote beautifully conveys the combination of practical problem-solving and emotional connection that created this virtual memorial.