— reasons for desiring to engage with a disembodied or bodied replica of a person include the preservation of memories, emotional closure, cultural heritage and historical preservation,. How we remember the dead by their digital afterlives. — the authors intend to make some reflections on the most important digital transformations underway concerning the end of life, immortality, the elaboration of mourning and memory, and which. 3. 2 technology and fantasy. Photos have played a central role in the preservation of personal memories since the birth of the medium in the nineteenth century. During the victorian era, postmortem daguerreotypes often represented the only existing image of a loved one. The question of what remains of us after our deaths is an ancient one1. — the topic of digital possessions inherited from deceased loved ones builds on a rich body of hci work on memory technologies and cherished possessions in intimate relationships and domestic places. Bangor s digital graveyard preserving the memory of the departed. Giyu tomioka, the water hashira of the demon slayer corps, is a enigmatic figure whose deeds often reflect the sophisticated nature of punishment. — she shows how hollie’s digital legacy could give unexpected joy and relief to her bereaved family.