# Digital Afterlife Systems The 'Aeon' System Learns About Users and Recreates Them After Death By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2017-04-13 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-afterlife References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2017/04/13/a-digital-heaven/) Created as a concept of what could come after death in the future, the '[Aeon](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hexagons-aeon)' system is designed to offer users a digital afterlife by learning about them while they are alive. 'Aeon' works by using a wearable patch that digitally models the wearer's brain in order to learn about what they like, dislike and about their personality. When the person passes away, the 'Aeon' system recreates the users' consciousness in a digital world that has been tailored exactly to what they like the most. The 'Aeon' system is the design work of Evan McDougall and enables users to experience a digital afterlife as a way to live in their optimal world without having to fear what happens after they pass. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.7/10 - Popularity: 94% | Activity: 99% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Digital Afterlife:** Opportunity for businesses to develop digital afterlife systems that recreate users' consciousness in a tailored digital world. - **Wearable Brain Modeling:** Potential for innovation in wearable technology that digitally models the brain to learn about users' preferences and personality. - **Tailored Digital Worlds:** Opportunity to create personalized digital environments based on users' likes and dislikes for the digital afterlife experience. ### Who This Affects Most - **Technology:** Technology companies can explore the development of digital afterlife systems and wearable brain modeling devices. - **Artificial Intelligence:** AI companies can leverage AI algorithms to enhance the learning capabilities of digital afterlife systems and create more accurate recreations. - **Entertainment:** Entertainment industry can create immersive digital experiences that simulate tailored digital worlds for users' posthumous enjoyment. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI Digital Identity Cloning](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eternity-ac.md) - [AI Posthumous Digital Communication](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/continyou.md) - [AI Dementia Care](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-dementia-care.md) - [Eerie Film-Inspired Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/afterlife-generator.md) - [AI Past Life Storytellers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/past-life-ai.md) - [Post-Mortem Wireless Detectors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/in-memoriam.md) - [Emotive AI Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pia-ai.md) - [AI-Powered Virtual Memorials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/virtual-memorials.md) - [Emotion-Driven AI Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/memoreel.md)