Serendipity Shuffle

Tuck Wah Leong, Phd Candidate Information Systems

Serendipity occurs when unexpected encounters lead to engaging and pleasurable experiences. Interactive technologies can be used to provoke serendipity, such as listening to digital music in the shuffle mode. My research aims to inform the design of interactive technologies that are supportive of serendipitous encounters. I do this by studying people listening in shuffle, thereby , understanding the character of their listening experience and explaining the interplay of elements that influence serendipity.