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  • Technical components is exactly "Proximity-activated media"

A tombstone with a large embedded digital display that displays content about the deceased person when approached by a cemetery visitor using proximity sensors. The media content may be scrolling text, video or audio.

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A prototype soundscape installation for a heritage site in the Italian Alps, comprising the remains of a fortified camp and trenches from World War I, at which soldiers who died in the war had been buried. To use the soundscape, a visitor to the site…

A stainless steel or brass plaque that affixes to a gravestone or other monument with a QR code that links to an online memorial page. The memorial page can display text, photos, video and audio recordings.

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A website called "Stranicy pamyati" ("Memory Pages") is part of the "Pomni vsegda" ("Remember Always") project and is designed to keep alive the memories of people and events that have passed away. The service allows users to create memory pages for…

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"Cifrovoe nasledie" ("Digital Heritage") is a memorial site dedicated to preserving the lives of the deceased. Users can order the creation of an interactive memorial where it is possible to upload photos, add achievements, stories about the…

A customised metal plaque that affixes to a gravestone and features a QR code that links to an online memorial page. The memorial pages can display text and photos from the deceased person's life. The company's website has been defunct since 2015.

A tombstone containing a plaque with a QR code that links to an online memorial page. The memorial page can display photos, videos and personal information about the deceased person.

An early attempt to create an experience of "talking" to a deceased person at their gravesite, developed in the mid-1970s. The solar-powered interactive tombstone included an analogue speaker system and, later, a video display, which played…

A prototype media installation designed to create the appearance of a stone gravestone with moving imagery on its face. The prototype was made out of a wooden frame and transparent acrylic sheet painted to look like stone, with imagery back-projected…

An online memorial site and mobile app for families and friends to upload images, videos, obituaries, tribute messages and genealogical information about a deceased person, as well as details about the location of their burial site, which can be used…
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