![]() ![]() The exhibition of the offering was done during the most important and publicly open Day of the Dead event in the Mexican city of Juárez as part of this study a survey was created, and information gathered from 120 users is analyzed and presented. This paper presents the creation of a traditional and technologically enhanced offering dubbed Neoaltar, from the identification and classification of narrative elements found in traditional altars, the proposal of an interactive multimedia interface based on a user experience model, and the construction, installation, live demonstration and evaluation of the altar. ![]() Altars or offerings as they are sometimes called, are a central part of this celebration whether they are small homemade shrines or big public installations, they are a narrative medium to tell the life-story and honor the memory of a beloved or important individual. Technology has permeated many aspects of human life, from everyday events, entertainment, learning environments, festivities, even solemn ceremonies such is the case of the century-old Mexican tradition of Day of the Dead.
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