2025

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Aurava is a living sanctuary for grief—a digital space where mourning becomes a shared, evolving experience.
In a world where traditional rituals are fading and grief is often carried in silence, Aurava makes sorrow visible. Participants enter the space through voice, text, or symbolic gestures, contributing to a real-time emotional map—a fluid, glowing terrain shaped by collective loss.
As grief gathers, rituals unfold organically. A whispered name, a flicker of light, a shared silence—these gestures ripple outward, forming adaptive ceremonies that shift and grow with the emotions of those present.
Grief in Aurava is anonymous, yet never forgotten. Contributions dissolve into a shared archive that evolves over time, preserving mourning not as something static, but as something that lives, changes, and connects us across generations.
Aurava invites us to rethink how we grieve—not as individuals in isolation, but as communities bound by remembrance, healing, and shared humanity.
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Jiazhao Shi, Chuanrui Li, Kuan Lu and Donghui Zhang
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Future Technologies - Information
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United States
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Yanpei(Belanna) Zhou
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User Interface (UI) - Interfaces for Digital Media
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United States
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Shanghai Huanliang E-Commerce Co., Ltd.
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User Experience (UX) - Communication UX
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China