Virginia Tech research associate builds memorial in Second Life

In honor of those who were lost in the Virginia Tech tragedy, a Second Life resident with the in-game name of Milosun Czervik built a memorial, a stone heart on a pedestal. MTV‘s Stephen Totilo reports that when he visited the memorial to pay respect he saw this note left there by one of it’s many visitors:

I never wanted to be remembered for such a memorial, so do not praise me for it; but, I couldn’t just leave flowers. My heart and soul cries out for those that have lost loved ones, and I, like many others, still ask ‘Why?’

Grieving online isn’t something entirely new, but there’s just something touching about this memorial.

The real life name of mister Czervik is Ross Perkins. At the moment he is a research associate at the School of Education of the VT campus. He notes while being interviewed that this was his contribution. The texture on the virtual memorial is the “hokie stone,” which is the stone that covers nearly all the buildings on their campus.

While some people choose to spend their energy pointing their fingers at the evils of a new medium of entertainment, it’s heartening to know that those who are immersed in the said medium, in the said culture, are choosing to deal with it in their own humble way.

In honor of those who were lost in the Virginia Tech tragedy, a Second Life resident with the in-game name of Milosun Czervik built a memorial, a stone heart on a pedestal. MTV‘s Stephen Totilo reports that when he visited the memorial to pay respect he saw this note left there by one of it’s many visitors:

I never wanted to be remembered for such a memorial, so do not praise me for it; but, I couldn’t just leave flowers. My heart and soul cries out for those that have lost loved ones, and I, like many others, still ask ‘Why?’

Grieving online isn’t something entirely new, but there’s just something touching about this memorial.

The real life name of mister Czervik is Ross Perkins. At the moment he is a research associate at the School of Education of the VT campus. He notes while being interviewed that this was his contribution. The texture on the virtual memorial is the “hokie stone,” which is the stone that covers nearly all the buildings on their campus.

While some people choose to spend their energy pointing their fingers at the evils of a new medium of entertainment, it’s heartening to know that those who are immersed in the said medium, in the said culture, are choosing to deal with it in their own humble way.