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Analyzing Wi­Fi P2p In The Context Of A Hangman Game, William L. Honig

William L Honig

Wi­Fi P2P , which complies with the Wi­Fi Alliance's Wi­Fi Direct™ certification

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program, is a relatively new addition to wireless communications systems. It is now

supported in Android operating system (since version 4.0). In theory, Wi­Fi Direct offers

advantages for ad hoc communications between mobile apps. A key goal of this project

was to evaluate the ability of Wi­Fi P2P for interconnecting mobile apps by using a

common game suitable to mobile screens and devices.

The application allows the user to interconnect two devices using Wi­Fi P2P and

play the classic hangman game. The players search for devices …