E-memorial

Turns digital photo footprints into an online memorial.

1. You photograph and collect digital images throughout your life.
2. You give e-memorial access to all these photos floating around in your cloud.
3. Photos will be filtered by an algorithm and presented in the VR world.
4. You pass away, world of photos is left behind for your relatives.
5. Relatives get access. When relaties have given the deceased an figuratively emotional place and
move on with their lives. They probably are ready design the virtual memorial.
Now they can remove, add, move the photos to their own (mourning) needs.
6. Although relatives will move on, it is still possible that at some point they still need to dwell for a moment,
and have the need to dive into their memories. That is the right move to visti the e-memorial.

Memory

Why we have chosen to reminisce image instead of sounds, text or scent?
Of all our senses, vision is the strongest and most influential in memory formation.
It is no wonder then that our autobiographical memories are primarily visual and that they are so important to us.
By looking back at images we get to know more about ourself.
The images have remained the same, but everything around them has changed.
It show all kinds of happenings from the past in a particular context.
Image with specific emotional values takes you back to a certain moment.
A photo is able to create a time machine effect in this way.
The value of simple memory is very easy to explain, especially for evolutionary reasons.
It makes sure that you have an competitive advantage over others.
In other words: survival of the fittest. But nostalgia is another matter.
When we go through our old pictures, we feel a wonderful sense of nostalgia. Nostalgia is often very bittersweet.
We smile when we remember a poignant memory, and at the same time,
there’s some sadness as we realize that that moment from the past can’t ever be replicated.
But, feelings of nostalgia can make us better people.
It creates the feeling that life has roots and continuity.
Nostalgia has been shown to counteract loneliness, boredom and anxiety.
It makes people more generous to strangers and more tolerant of outsiders.
Nostalgia, in other words, helps us connect to ourselves and to others.
This explains why we love to feel this nostalgic feeling. It not only lets us relive the past,
it truly helps us live in the present and get ready for the future.