4th International ICST Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services

Research Article

Musicology: Bringing Personal Music into Shared Spaces

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/MOBIQ.2007.4450978,
        author={Trevor Pering and Roy Want and Lamar Gardere and Kristin Vadas and Evan Welbourne},
        title={Musicology: Bringing Personal Music into Shared Spaces},
        proceedings={4th International ICST Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={MOBIQUITOUS},
        year={2008},
        month={2},
        keywords={Mobile devices  music playback  pervasive technology  shared spaces  ubiquitous computing},
        doi={10.1109/MOBIQ.2007.4450978}
    }
    
  • Trevor Pering
    Roy Want
    Lamar Gardere
    Kristin Vadas
    Evan Welbourne
    Year: 2008
    Musicology: Bringing Personal Music into Shared Spaces
    MOBIQUITOUS
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/MOBIQ.2007.4450978
Trevor Pering1,*, Roy Want1,*, Lamar Gardere2,*, Kristin Vadas2,*, Evan Welbourne3,*
  • 1: Intel Research Santa Clara, CA
  • 2: Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA
  • 3: University of Washington, Seattle Seattle, WA
*Contact email: trevor.pering@intel.com, roy.want@intel.com, lmgardere@hotmail.com, kristin.vadas@gmail.com, evan.welbourne@gmail.com

Abstract

The Musicology project examines the user, ecosystem, and technology aspects necessary to enable playback of personal music in public spaces. User surveys, field interviews, and a technology prototype inform a discussion relating to privacy and identity, content control, and power consumption (among others). Understanding how mobile devices can be used to present personal content, initially with audio but eventually through photographs and other media, has the potential to open up new avenues for personal expression, bringing the motivations behind online content sharing websites into a publicly social arena.