Mourning Tree
Description
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 nominated address by email, social media or SMS. Each new message is displayed as a "leaf" on the tree. Older messages gradually fade away or are replaced by newer messages. This causes the tree to grow and branch out as it is "fed" with messages, or to shrink and become bare when it is neglected.
Creator
Jihwan Kim
Seyong Kim
Jinju Yu
Sangsup Yoon
Sangki Han
Source
Kim, J., Kim, S., Yu, J., Yoon, S., & Han, S. (2011). Mourning tree: Space interaction design for the commemoration ceremony. CHI ’11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2197–2202. https://doi.org/10.1145/1979742.1979876
Application type
Technical components
Development status
Citation
Jihwan Kim et al., “Mourning Tree,” Encyclopedia of Cemetery Technology, accessed April 28, 2024, https://cemeterytech.omeka.net/items/show/48.