MEET: A Technical Framework Enabling Ubiquitous Music in a Social Context
Authors
Damgaard, Simon Lind ; Madsen, Liv Stahl ; Sørensen, Henrik
Term
3. term
Education
Publication year
2011
Submitted on
2011-01-17
Pages
10
Abstract
Efterhånden som musik bliver digital, og mobile enheder bliver mere kraftfulde, forventer folk at kunne høre deres egen musik overalt. En udbredt metode til at holde indhold ens på tværs af enheder er synkronisering—at kopiere og opdatere filer mellem enheder. For store musiksamlinger er dette ineffektivt, fordi det kræver, at store datamængder flyttes og lagres flere steder. Udbredelsen af mobilt bredbånd gør en anden tilgang mulig: streaming, som giver allestedsnærværende adgang uden fulde kopier. Gennem en eksplorativ teknologianalyse af eksisterende musikdelingssystemer identificerede vi et overset område: at lytte til musik sammen i sociale sammenhænge. Vores løsning adresserer dette ved at lade brugere i overført betydning tage deres hjemlige musiksamling med sig. Mobiltelefonen fungerer som en nøgle til brugerens hjemmemusikbibliotek: Brugeren vælger numre til en fælles playliste, og systemet streamer disse numre direkte fra hjemmet. Systemet er en teknisk platform for videre udvikling af brugerinteraktioner og skal afprøves i en fremtidig brugbarhedstest i felten.
As music becomes digital and mobile devices grow more powerful, people expect to hear their own music anywhere. A common way to keep the same content on multiple devices is synchronization—copying and updating files across devices. For large music libraries, this is inefficient because it requires transferring and storing large amounts of data in several places. The spread of mobile broadband makes another approach practical: streaming, which enables ubiquitous access without full copies. Through an exploratory technology analysis of existing music-sharing systems, we identified an overlooked area: listening to music together in social settings. Our solution addresses this by letting users effectively bring their home music collection with them. The mobile phone acts as a key to the user’s home music library: the user selects tracks to contribute to a shared playlist, and the system streams those tracks directly from home. The system is a technical platform for further development of user interactions and is intended for a future usability field test.
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