Digital Legacy and Interaction: Post-Mortem Issues

ISBN-13: 9783319016306 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 144 str.

Cristiano Maciel; Vinicius Carvalho Pereira

Opis

The views of leading researchers on the emerging topic of post-mortem digital legacy and posthumous interaction are explored in this book which combines the technical, cultural and legal aspects associated with this new branch of HCI.

The technical aspects of emerging technologies, both for the web and mobile platforms, are analysed and useful information is provided for system development, requirements engineering, and data management and storage. The authors address the cultural aspects of virtual identity, ethical problems, cross-culture differences regarding memories and death, bereavement, taboos and beliefs, and the visual/verbal representations of death. The legal aspects covered include regulation, property, privacy and conflicts between international and local jurisdictions.

The coverage of "Digital Legacy and Interaction: Post-Mortem Issues" is relevant to the development of systems that consider the influence of death, bereavement and mortality on Human Computer Interaction. The interdisciplinary approach that guides this book is intended to foster enriching and innovative discussions amongst HCI scholars and professionals.

Cristiano Maciel and Vinicius Carvalho Pereira are researchers at LAVI (Laboratory of Interactive Virtual Environments) and professors at UFMT (Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil).

Recenzje

From the book reviews:

"It is inherently interesting to read the reflections and research of ten scholars who address these emerging issues. Any reader will enjoy stretching her thinking while reading this collection. ... The book addresses a number of interesting questions. ... No special technical skills are required to profitably read and enjoy thinking about our digital life after death." (Brad Reid, Computing Reviews, April, 2014)

Spis treści

Preface

The Fate of Digital Legacy in Software Engineers’ View: Technical and Cultural Aspects -Cristiano Maciel and Vinicius Carvalho Pereira

Living with the Dead: Emergent Post-Mortem Digital Curation and Creation Practices - Selina Ellis Gray and Paul Coulton

The Persistence of Memory Online: Digital Memorials, Fantasy, and Grief as Entertainment - Angela Riechers

The Internet Generation and the Posthumous Interaction - Cristiano Maciel and Vinicius Carvalho Pereira

Narrating the Digital: The Evolving Memento Mori - Stacey Pitsillides and Janis Jefferies

Tombstone Technology: Deathscapes in Asia, the U.K. and the U.S. - Candi K. Cann

“What Happens to my Facebook Profile when I Die?”: Legal Issues Around Transmission of Digital Assets on Death - Lilian Edwards and Edina Harbinja

Blurb

The views of leading researchers on the emerging topic of post-mortem digital legacy and posthumous interaction are explored in this book which combines the technical, cultural and legal aspects associated with this new branch of HCI.

The technical aspects of emerging technologies, both for the web and mobile platforms, are analysed and useful information is provided for system development, requirements engineering, and data management and storage. The authors address the cultural aspects of virtual identity, ethical problems, cross-culture differences regarding memories and death, bereavement, taboos and beliefs, and the visual/verbal representations of death. The legal aspects covered include regulation, property, privacy and conflicts between international and local jurisdictions.

The coverage of Digital Legacy and Interaction: Post-Mortem Issues is relevant to the development of systems that consider the influence of death, bereavement and mortality on Human Computer Interaction. The interdisciplinary approach that guides this book is intended to foster enriching and innovative discussions amongst HCI scholars and professionals.

Cristiano Maciel and Vinícius Carvalho Pereira are researchers at LAVI (Laboratory of Interactive Virtual Environments) and professors at UFMT (Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil).