A Two-World Business: Aspects of Death in the Physical World Transposed to Digital Memorials

  • Gustavo S. Ueda UFMT
  • Aline Verhalen UFMT
  • Cristiano Maciel UFMT

Abstract


The planning of death-related aspects by social web users is reflected on the conception of systems. But what elements related to the planning of these death-related aspects can contribute to systems development in this area? This research is aimed at understanding these aspects, so as to propose useful alternatives to different software, especially digital memorials. To do so, we carried out a literature review and did exploratory research through interviews in commercial places that offer death-related services. As results, we propose reflections on a plan of memorial, considering volitional aspects of digital legacy in digital memorial systems.

Keywords: Memorial, Digital Legacy, Cemetery, Death

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Published
2019-10-21
UEDA , Gustavo S.; VERHALEN , Aline; MACIEL , Cristiano. A Two-World Business: Aspects of Death in the Physical World Transposed to Digital Memorials. In: WORKSHOP ON ASPECTS OF HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION FOR THE SOCIAL WEB (WAIHCWS), 10. , 2019, Vitória. Anais [...]. Porto Alegre: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação, 2019 . p. 41-50. ISSN 2596-0296. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/waihcws.2019.7675.