Wearable Communities

The good folks in wearables research at the University of Oregon have been experimenting with solutions for some of the challenges of developing mobile communities. In particular, reputation networks and supporting generalized reciprocity will be key issues.

When Cyborgs Meet: Building Communities of Cooperating Wearable Agents, 1999
Gerd Kortuem, Jay Schneider, Jim Suruda, Steve Fickas, Zary Segall
[full-text postscript]

Disseminating Trust Information in Wearable Communities, 2000
Jay Schneider, Gerd Kortuem, Joe Jager, Steve Fickas, Zary Segall
[full-text pdf]