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SenseCenser: an Interactive Device for Sensing Incense Smoke & Supporting Memorialization Rituals in Japan

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Masahiko InamiAuthors Info & Claims

DIS '18 Companion: Proceedings of the 2018 ACM Conference Companion Publication on Designing Interactive Systems

Pages 315 - 318

https://doi.org/10.1145/3197391.3205394

Published: 30 May 2018 Publication History

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SenseCenser is a device that senses the act of placing incense chips into it and, subsequently, the volume of incense smoke produced as the chips burn. These values can be connected to various applications, such as lighting equipment, sound systems, showing (moving) images, and more specific installations at particular rituals (e.g., a funeral ceremony). We designed SenseCenser to investigate the potential role and place of interactive technologies in supporting for Japanese funeral and memorialization rituals. This paper introduces its technical architecture and also how it will be demonstrated at the DIS2018 conference.

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May 2018

436 pages

ISBN:9781450356312

DOI:10.1145/3197391

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