Collocated mobile collaboration

Mobile devices have changed, and continue to shape, the world in which we live. When these devices were first introduced they were most often used in isolation to schedule appointments, take notes, play games, or view or edit pictures and stories. The extent of the collaboration on these mobile devices was to make phone calls, which has led to their worldwide distribution. Despite their broad proliferation, there are limitations such as small screen size and limited interaction space. We believe that by bringing devices and people together, these limitations can be overcome. In this video submission, we illustrate the potential of devices and people working together by showing how children can collaboratively read and create stories using mobile devices and exploit the shoulder-to-shoulder collaborative situation to share and expand the interactive space.