Co-present photo sharing on mobile devices

This dissertation researches current approaches to photo sharing. We have found that most current methods of photo sharing are not as compelling as traditional photo sharing - with the increasing in popularity of digital photography, consumers do not print photos as often as before and thus typically require a group display (such as a PC) to view their photographs collectively. This dissertation describes a mobile application that attempts to support traditional photo sharing activities by allowing users to share photos with other co-present users by synchronizing the display on multiple mobile devices. Various floor control policies (software locks that determine when someone can control the displays) were implemented. The behaviour of groups of users was studied to determine how people would use this application for sharing photos and how various floor control policies affect this behaviour.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Computer Science

Year dc:date.issued

2008

Author dc:creator

• Ah Kun, Leonard Martin

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Marsden, Gary

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14825

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/14825