What happens when a metaverse disappears?

Microsoft shut down its social VR world AltspaceVR this week, and Altspace users and creators used its final days to commemorate the platform.

A bugle played Taps. The crowd fell silent. Then, a coffin began floating down the aisle, as if carried by invisible pallbearers, until coming to a stop at a makeshift altar adorned with candles and flowers. The coffin was propped up, revealing under its transparent lid the iconic AltspaceVR robot avatar, and a short ceremony began.

Read Full Story