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A three-dimensional hologram of a tree that is designed for use at a cemetery or other memorial space, to allow users to express their sorrow at the death of their loved ones. Users interact with the tree by sending short text messages to its…

Cemetery management software that can provide visitors with a grave search function, explorable 3D map and ancillary features such as event lists. Available as an online website or an on-site touchscreen kiosk.

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…

A porcelain plaque that affixes to a gravestone or other monument and features a built-in near field communication (NFC) chip that links to an online memorial page when scanned by a smartphone. The memorial page can display text, photos and video…

Cemetery management software that provides visitors with an explorable orthophotographic map of the cemetery with a grave search function.

A prototype augmented reality (AR) system for use in a historical cemetery. It is a set of binoculars (handheld or fixed to the ground) that provide a visual AR overlay on specific areas of the cemetery to provide further information about their…

A prototype installation designed to prompt visitors to investigate out-of-the-way paths or landmarks in a cemetery, without giving them specific information or requiring them to look down at their phone. It is a solar-powered box that projects an…

A prototype system for facilitating self-guided tours of a cemetery. The system is composed of two parts. The first part is a "book-like device" that the visitor carries with them as they walk around the cemetery. The second part is a network of…

A piece of wearable jewellery that is associated with one or more persons who are buried at the cemetery. The jewellery piece is designed to be worn by a visitor, and grows warmer as the visitor approaches the site of its associated grave, until…