Co-experience by use of mobile devices

The aim of this thesis is to investigate if it is possible to support people attending large events in sharing their experiences by use of mobile devices. The work has been done to investigate if it is technical possible to support people in sharing experiences. Based on the findings a model supporting people in experience sharing has been proposed, ExpShare. ExpShare also incorporates support for user remembrance as it was found that many images captured on mobile devices are captured for personal remembrance. ExpShare seperates itself from the current approaches by setting no limitations to the number of people using it and by supporting larger events where minor events occur within the large event. A prototype with limited functionality was implemented allowing people to capture an image on a mobile device and automatically transfer the image to a server, which then would show it on a screen for people to see. This was done in order to test if ExpShare is able to support experience sharing from a technical point of view. A test of the prototype showed that it through ExpShare is possible to share images. The test provided initial indications which showed that people attending events is positive towards the ExpShare model proposed. However the test were only done with 3 test participants and no conclusion could therefore be made.