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SWIMM: SWimming In My Music
 
SWIMM is an adaptive music player that allows users to create streams of constantly playing music. SWIMM suggests songs to play in the stream, taking into consideration the user's preference and feedback to the system.

For this project, I worked on maintaining and improving the existing SWIMM interface. I brainstormed various design alternatives for improvements to the interface. Also, I added GUI elements allowing users to rate songs and provide feedback to the system. Users are able to specify whether they prefer that a specific song, artist, album, or genre be played more or less frequently. Additionally, they can ban songs from being played temporarily or permanently. I also added a preferences panel allowing users to view the feedback they have given to the system, which enables them to undo previous choices.
 
SWIMM demo



Jeff Pierce is a previous professor in the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He headed the Personal Information Environments research group and co-directed the Adaptive Personalized Information Environments lab with Charles Isbell. His research interests include mobile interaction, adaptive interfaces, and usable security.