Schmidt, HollyHinrichs, UtaDunning, AlanCarpendale, SheelaghDouglas W. Cunningham and Gary Meyer and Laszlo Neumann2013-10-222013-10-222007978-3-905673-43-21816-0859https://doi.org/10.2312/COMPAESTH/COMPAESTH07/135-142In this paper, we introduce memory [en]code, a project that evolved through an art+science collaboration. memory [en]code is an interactive tabletop installation that visualizes different concepts of human memory in an interactive and exploratory way. Designed to be installed in a public space, memory [en]code enables people to enter their personal memories and to explore memories entered by other people. Reacting to people s interactions, memory [en]code dynamically changes and redefines itself continuously, in ways similar to human memory. Over time memory [en]code forms a collective memory mirroring the experiences and associations of people that have participated in the installation. Within memory [en]code we have approached the concept of human memory in a way that combines art+sciences and that makes the complexity of memory visible and tangible.Categories and Subject Descriptors (according to ACM CCS): H.5 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: Graphical User Interfaces; J.5 [Computer Applications]: Arts and Humanitiesmemory [en]code Building a Collective Memory within a Tabletop Installation