Mobile peer-to-peer technology used to promote spontaneous collaboration

Mobile devices have in the recent years been able to form peer-to-peer networks making it possible for people to share information and interact. This technology´ makes it possible to create new tools that initiate and improve human collaboration. The paper presents experiences from creating a prototype for spontaneous collaboration, supported through the appliance of peer-to-peer applications on wireless mobile devices with the ability to form ad-hoc wireless networks. The paper gives an example of an application that promotes human collaboration by using peer-to-peer technology, and describes the technological challenges faced when implementing such applications. The paper reflects on some user tests that were carried out using this prototype