digital afterlife theme
There is technology which can transfer the consciousness of a dying person into a simulated reality where they can live on after their body ceases to function.
Notes
This theme is not used when the portrayed transfer is featured as some sort of cloning process that creates an independent duplicate of a person.
5 total · 2 choice · 2 major · 1 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| blackmirror3x04 | choice | San Junipero was part of a simulated reality the elderly can inhabit, even after death. |
| movie: Robot Stories (2003): Clay | choice | The story is set in a future where it is normal for people to have their consciousness transferred to a digital world before they die. |
| movie: Open Your Eyes (1997) | major | It was ultimately revealed that César had killed himself, been cryogenically preserved, and was now inhabiting a virtual reality world that amounted to his own personal hell. |
| movie: Vanilla Sky (2001) | major | It was ultimately revealed that David had killed himself, been cryogenically preserved, and was now inhabiting a virtual reality world that amounted to his own personal hell. |
| futurama6x19 | minor | Bender lived on as a program in the cloud after he physically died. |