tunA: Synchronised Music-Sharing on Handheld Devices
Arianna Bassoli, Julian Moore, Stefan Agamanolis · 2004
tunA is a mobile peer-to-peer application that allows users to share their music locally with others who happen to be in their physical proximity. Playback is synchronized on all tunA devices that are "tuned into" the same source. These handheld devices are connected via ad-hoc 802.11 wireless networks formed as they come into and out of range with each other. With tunA, music constitutes the primary focus around which new social connections can be made and existing ones maintained. The localised dimension of the application aims to enable the creation of links between the virtual world of digital communication and file exchange and the physical reality in which users are immersed every day. In this paper, we briefly describe the tunA technology and a user study that we undertook to analyze its potential impact within a specific target group.