To more effectively support the dying and bereaved in end-of-life contexts, over the past two
decades HCI and social computing scholars have sought to understand digital legacy. In this …

Dying is a universal experience that entails uncertainty, loss, and termination. Often, people
face death unprepared and miss out on opportunities to shape their final stage of life as well …

The extended self was proposed in 1988. Since it was formulated, many technological
changes have dramatically affected the way we consume, present ourselves, and …

Prototypes and prototy** have had a long and important history in the HCI community and
have played a highly significant role in creating technology that is easier and more fulfilling …

A growing number of HCI scholars have started to take materiality as an entry point for
acquiring a deeper understanding of the possibilities and constraints of design. Steadily …

The objects we consume increasingly exist in digital form, from audiobooks and digital
photographs to social media profiles and avatars. Digital objects are often argued to be less …

Unlike most social media, where automatic archiving of data is the default, Snapchat
defaults to ephemerality: deleting content shortly after it is viewed by a receiver. Interviews …

This article questions how people will interact with a quantified past—the growing historical
record generated by the increasing use of sensor-based technologies and, in particular …

Over the past several years, people have increasingly acquired virtual possessions. We
consider these things to include artifacts that are increasingly becoming immaterial (eg …

Material artifacts are passed down as a way of sustaining relationships and family history.
However, new issues are emerging as families are increasingly left with the digital remains …