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SUMMARY:Mementos\, Memento Mori\, and More: Digital Assets across the Huma
 n Lifespan - Michael Massimi\, University of Toronto
DTSTART:20120402T080000Z
DTEND:20120402T084500Z
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CONTACT:Microsoft Research Cambridge Talks Admins
DESCRIPTION:We all have mementos that are special to us: photos of our gra
 ndparents\, songs that remind us of our first love\, or videos of our chil
 dren taking their first steps. These kinds of mementos are increasingly di
 gital\, and it becomes important to develop new ways of dealing with these
  assets in order to meet human needs throughout the lifespan. In my work\,
  I have explored how digital mementos can help to forge and support human 
 relationships during bereavement. Based on fieldwork with bereaved individ
 uals and community organizations\, I built a website called Besupp that us
 es mementos as primary data types in an online support group. I will descr
 ibe how bereaved participants used Besupp to share their stories\, cope wi
 th their grief\, and find support online. Based on my thesis work\, I will
  remark on how the end of life suggests the need for a lifespan-oriented d
 esign approach that considers how computing fits into our lives throughout
 \, and beyond\, our lifetimes. 
LOCATION:Small lecture theatre\, Microsoft Research Ltd\, 7 J J Thomson Av
 enue (Off Madingley Road)\, Cambridge
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