Experiences Building a Multi-Display Mobile Application for Exploring Mirror Worlds

Abstract

In this paper we experiment with multi-display mobile applications that can be used in an environment where multiple smart phones are co-located within the same space. Utilizing Remote User Interface techniques and the REST architectural style we propose a solution that follows the Remote Model-View-Controller model, in such a way that client devices do not need to have application specific software pre-installed. We demonstrate the system with the Panorama Bricks application, for displaying, in a multi-display expanded view, street-view style mirror-world panoramas, in a synchronized manner. The architecture proves that such enhanced application scenarios are possible to implement even today, utilizing off-the-shelf mobile smart phones.