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Uploaded: 2024-09-16T14:00:00.000Z
Duration: 1 min 27 s
Description: When Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer, died at age 25, his parents mourned what they thought had been an isolated life. But when they started receiving messages from his World of Warcraft community, they discovered the remarkable life of Ibelin.

When Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer with a degenerative muscular disease, died at age 25, his parents mourned what they thought had been an isolated life. But when they started receiving an outpouring of messages from his World of Warcraft community, they discovered the remarkable life of Ibelin.

Learn more about the documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin here.

Sept. 16, 2024

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[Man 1 on video] Hey, Mats!

[Mats]: Hi!

[Robert Steen] Mats was born with a rare muscle disease. As he gradually became more dependent on his wheelchair, his gaming time and screen time increased dramatically. Our deepest sorrow lay in the fact that he would never experience friendships, love, or to make a difference in other people's lives. You proved us wrong. You proved us so wrong.

[rousing music playing]

[Mats]: I spend most of my time in a little place called Azeroth.

[Man 2]: Dear Robert, Trude, and Mia. I’m a friend of Mats and I knew him through Ibelin.

[Woman 1]: Ibelin was a friend that I could be open with.

[Mats]: In there, my chains are broken, and I can be whoever I want to be.

[Woman 1]: I don't think he was aware of how big an impact he had done to a lot of people.

[Woman 1]: We had the whole, "Let's go on a date together." And he would give the flowers.

[Ibelin]: It was just a virtual kiss, but, boy, I could almost feel it.

[Man 2]: We knew almost nothing about him in real life.

[Woman 2]: There was that kind of nagging feeling something was wrong.