Digital Shaman Project デジタルシャーマン・プロジェクト from shaman Watch Video
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Description: The “Digital Shaman Project” proposes a new mode of mourning in keeping with the technical advances of today. A 3D-printed mask of the deceased’s face is placed on a domestic robot installed with a motion program that mimics the physical characteristics―personality, speech, gestures―of that individual as if possessed by their spirit. The program functions for 49 days* after the person’s death (the traditional Buddhist period of mourning in Japan), during which time family members can
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