Distributed interaction: a multi-device, multi-user music experience

  • Authors:
  • Henrik Sørensen;Jesper Kjeldskov

  • Affiliations:
  • Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark;Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the International Working Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

In order to take full advantage of the opportunities provided by an increase in consumer device interoperability, we need to explore the design of multi-device systems beyond data sharing between devices. This paper presents an approach to distributed interfaces as technology supporting social interaction in a non-work environment. It consists of a collaborative music system, which in addition to benefit from distributed music storage also distributes playback control onto several mobile devices and provides output through a common situated display. The system has been tested in three different real-life contexts in order to explore the interaction space of non-work multi-device, multi-user environments.