Hello, my name is Aaron Uhrmacher, and I’ve always been interested in how we remember people. Today, I specifically want to look at how our digital tools are changing the way that we remember and memorialize people as well as some of these tools that are helping us to do that better. Let’s start by taking a look at how we live.
I am presenting my thesis project, Telestory, today (Thursday) at 5:00 PM ET.
About Telestory: Mark Twain demanded that 100 years pass before the publication of his memoirs so that everyone referenced therein was no longer living. What stories do you want to pass on to future generations of your family and how long will you wait to reveal them? Telestory auto-generates calls at a determined frequency (once a month, twice a year) and prompts the user to record a story on a theme. By default, all stories remain private until the user’s 85th birthday unless the user chooses to release them sooner. While we can’t (yet) live forever, our voices can.
ITP Thesis Main Page: http://itp.nyu.edu/shows/thesis2011/
Chat room: http://itp.nyu.edu/shows/thesis2011/chat-room/
Live stream: http://itp.nyu.edu/thesis/audience.html
Thanks to all of you who have participated in the early beta testing and for all the support along the way! It’s been a lot of fun building this, and I can’t wait to continue developing the site over the next few months.