Burying the deceased in virtual reality

The company iVeneration wants to offer relatives of the deceased a special memorial. They create graves in virtual reality and want to counteract the lack of space in Hong Kong and the resulting financial burden for relatives.

For some, the story may sound macabre at first. But if you look at the background, the project makes perfect sense!

The company iVeneration initially describes itself as a "revolutionary online connection system for families". The basic aim of the company is to bring family members together around the world via family trees. The Hong Kong-based company is also committed to honouring deceased ancestors online, in virtual reality.

Creating space and reducing costs with VR

If you want to bury a loved one with honour in Hong Kong, one of the most crowded and expensive cities in the world, you can easily expect to pay around 130,000 US dollars. A luxury that hardly anyone can afford. The lack of suitable burial sites is another problem. According to iVeneration, the graves of the deceased now take up almost more space than the living.

The company now offers a simple way to bury the deceased in virtual reality. The company creates virtual tombs to counteract the lack of space in Hong Kong and the resulting financial burden for relatives. The memorial can be placed at any location in the virtual city, which the relatives of the deceased can visit. Of course, this requires a suitable VR headset.

Whether you can also prepare the grave yourself and design it according to your wishes is explained on the official Website of the company will not be revealed. iVeneration will launch a website for the virtual funeral service in spring 2018. It should then answer all further questions.

Where are the dead?

But what happens to the dead? After all, you can't bury the body in VR. iVeneration advises cremating the deceased so that their remains can be scattered in the sea or on a mountain. That way, the body no longer takes up any space, what remains is the virtual memorial. And this can be visited with VR from anywhere in the world.

The story sounds pretty radical when told soberly. However, if you know the situation in Hong Kong, you will realise that the project makes perfect sense there. What's more, VR certainly offers many wonderful new ways of remembering a deceased person or animal. Last August, we already reported on a Japanese augmented reality app reportswhere relatives can leave a message to their loved ones.

Source: mobilegeeks