China husband seeks help after late wife’s virtual house ‘legacy’ in video game was torn down
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A Chinese man has sought help from a mobile game to restore the virtual house his late wife built so that he can continue remembering her, moving many people online.
The Beijing man posted under the handle @chuwengeileyan on November 26 that the virtual houses he and his wife built in the game ShanHai suddenly disappeared.
ShanHai is an open-world survival crafting game based on the ancient Chinese mythology Shanhai Jing, translated in English as “The Classic of Mountains and Seas”.
A user can either choose battle mode or build their peaceful, idyllic world in the game.
The man and his wife met in 2019 and married a year later. They began playing the game together during the Covid 19 pandemic, while stranded at home.
They spent a lot of time building their world in the game.
It is common for couples to build bonds in games. Some also find dates in games.