Informed by Research through Design (RtD) methods, we propose MemEx, a memory aid comprising a set of generative and reconfig- urable multisensory cues. MemEx seeks to confront uncomfortable, inevitable realities of personhood and aging, meeting audiences at an eccentric, ambiguous interface. CCS Concepts • Human-centered computing → interaction design; Keywords memory studies, autoethnography, embodied interfaces, multisen- sory design, possibilistic design, research through design ACM Reference Format: Sue Eilill, Noni Watthours, and Felice Jolyken. 2024. MemEx: Multisensory Encoders for Memory Experiencing. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 1 page. XXXXXXX.XXXXXXX 1 INTRODUCTION Human memory is arguably one of the most contested facets of biological processing. As the basis upon which much of systems of identification, cultural inheritance, and economies are built, this faculty bears considerably great responsibility for narratives about the way we live and interact with our environment, each other, and ourselves. While there is much extant research into the ways human-centered computing and interaction design can support cog- nitive function and collaboration, we propose an effusive, affective, and idiosyncratic direction with which one might explore, engage, and perhaps re-enchant their memory. 2 BACKGROUND History, as some say, is written by the victors; an ocular-centric culture produces a relationship to memory that perhaps insists on its virtualization. As Pierre Lévy writes in Becoming Virtual, “the relationship between writing ([an] intellectual technology) and memory (cognitive function) bear witness to [the process of the former’s exteriorization, objectification, and/or virtualization of the latter].” [? ] Unpublished working draft. Not for distribution., , © 2024 ACM ISBN 978-x-xxxx-xxxx-x/YY/MM XXXXXXX.XXXXXXX Given the current There’s also the issue that tech is often **actively hostile** to certain sectors - notably the elderly and those with memory deficit. luckyshark32 on What Tech Gets Wrong About Disability with Ashley Shew - Factually! - 239](https://www.are.na/block/28867299) https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3672539.3686771 MindCube This document will explain the major features of the document class. For further information, the LATEX User’s Guide is available from https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template. 2.1 On Memory The primary parameter given to the “acmart” document class is the template style which corresponds to the kind of publication or SIG publishing the work. This parameter is enclosed in s