Elite Dangerous player uses Commander Creator and VR to stand next to his deceased br

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An Elite Dangerous player has used the in-game Commander Creator to recreate his brother-in-law who tragically died two years ago - and now flies through the galaxy with him by his side while using a virtual reality headset.
Cedric O'Neal Paris, of San Diego, California, died at his home in 2015 aged just 42. He and his brother-in-law, 29-year-old Redditor Tuuvas (he asked us not to use his real name), were particularly close, having grown up together playing video games. "I do not have a single memory of when he was never around," Tuuvas tells me.
Elite Dangerous recently released an in-game Commander Creator (it's currently only available to players with beta access to Elite Dangerous Horizons 2.3. Dubbed Holo-Me, the powerful tool lets you create your own character's appearance. Before Holo-Me, players had to make do with a simple default model that consisted of a black suit and a black helmet.
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