PlayByPlay: Collaborative Web Browsing for Desktop and Mobile Devices
Commented On:
Adam Griffin
Ben Carsten
Brad Twitty
Summary:
PlayByPlay talked about a way for someone on a cell phone to interact with someone on a computer for the same session. It used a chat program for the interaction. Its main feature was it would convert actions taken to human text and send the message to the other person. This way the person on the other side could follow along also. Its other main feature was the ability for a person to effect the browsing session of the other person. If one person needed a password they could send the field to the other person how could enter the password for the person.
Discussion:
This was probably one of my more favorite papers I read. I am sure most people at some time or another called someone to get directions. With this data could be transferred back and forth easily. It also would make helping people much easier. Instead of guessing if the person on the other side is actually doing what you are telling them to, you could see what they were doing. While I am fairly certain that this would not be needed by everyone, I am sure there are plenty of niche cases in which it would greater make life easier for the user.
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