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How open-world gaming and VR provide a "digital garden" for those living in urban or degraded environments. V. Conclusion: From Mourning to Action

This section investigates the historical construction of "beauty" in nature. When The World Was Beautiful

The "Blue Planet Effect"—creating a hyper-real, pristine version of earth that ignores systemic decay. How open-world gaming and VR provide a "digital

When the World Was Beautiful: Reimagining the Edenic Myth in Anthropocene Narratives When The World Was Beautiful

How over-sentimentalizing the past can result in "Pastoral Paralyis," where the present is viewed as too broken to be saved. IV. The Digital Afterlife of Beauty