Semi-automated configuration of a low-latency multimedia playback system

A system for semi-automated configuration of a low-latency multimedia playback system, comprising:

• a media computing device comprising a processor, a memory, a wireless network adapter, a virtual screen driver and an operating system comprising programming instructions stored in the memory and operating on the processor and configured to:
• receive a plurality of user interaction events from two or more mobile devices via a wireless network;
• send screen graphics using the virtual screen driver to the two or more mobile devices, providing thereby a complete, independent logical operating system interface to each mobile device;
• transmit a plurality of set-up prompts over the wireless network to at least one of the two or more mobile devices, the prompts comprising configuration information requests pertaining to a plurality of media rendering devices and the two or more mobile devices;
• and
• direct the configuration of the media computing device, the configuration being based at least in part on a received user interaction event comprising a response to a set-up prompt;
• wherein the configuration of the media computing device comprises configuring at least a plurality of network connections, the network connections comprising at least a wireless connection to a plurality of media rendering devices and wireless connections to two or more mobile devices.