An Investigation into Guest Movement in the Smart Party

The Smart Party [1] is a ubiquitous computing application developed using the Panoply [2] middleware. The core idea behind the Smart Party is that someone could host a gathering which spanned multiple rooms, and attendees who are in the same room at a Smart Party will co-operate to select and provide the media for each room. This paper presents the findings of an investigation into the dynamics of a Smart Party gathering, utilizing a program that simulates parties with the media preferences of Last.FM [3] users. Specifically, the effects of various methods of room selection on fairness and satisfaction within the party are examined. 1.