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Papers — 2012

Delta: A Tool for Representing and Comparing Workflows

Nicholas Kong, Tovi Grossman, Björn Hartmann, George Fitzmaurice & Maneesh Agrawala. (2012 - In Press).
Delta: A Tool for Representing and Comparing Workflows
CHI 2012 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
10 pages.

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Evaluating the Effects of Latency in Online Video Scrubbing

Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman & George Fitzmaurice. (2012 - In Press).
Evaluating the Effects of Latency in Online Video Scrubbing
CHI 2012 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
10 pages.

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Triggering Triggers and Burying Barriers to Customizing Software

Nikola Banovic, Fanny Chevalier, Tovi Grossman & George Fitzmaurice. (2012 - In Press).
Triggering Triggers and Burying Barriers to Customizing Software
CHI 2012 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
10 pages.

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Citeology: Visualizing Paper Genealogy

Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman & George Fitzmaurice. (2012).
Citeology: Visualizing Paper Genealogy
Submitted to alt.CHI, CHI 2012 Extended Abstracts.
January 2012.
9 pages.

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Papers — 2011

IP-QAT: In-Product Questions, Answers & Tips

Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman & George Fitzmaurice. (2011).
IP-QAT: In-Product Questions, Answers & Tips
UIST 2011 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 175-184.

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Medusa: A Proximity-Aware Multi-touch Tabletop

Michelle Annett, Tovi Grossman & George Fitzmaurice. (2011).
Medusa: A Proximity-Aware Multi-touch Tabletop
UIST 2011 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 337-382.

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Searching for Software Learning Resources using Application Context

Michael Ekstrand, Wei Li, Tovi Grossman, Justin Matejka & George Fitzmaurice. (2011).
Searching for Software Learning Resources using Application Context
UIST 2011 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 195-204.

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Sketch-Sketch Revolution: An Engaging Tutorial System for Guided Sketching and Application Learning

Jennifer Fernquist, Tovi Grossman & George Fitzmaurice. (2011).
Sketch-Sketch Revolution: An Engaging Tutorial System for Guided Sketching and Application Learning
UIST 2011 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 373-382.

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TwitApp: In-product Micro-Blogging for Design Sharing

Wei Li, Tovi Grossman, Justin Matejka & George Fitzmaurice. (2011).
TwitApp: In-product Micro-Blogging for Design Sharing
UIST 2011 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 185-194.

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Design and Evaluation of a Command Recommendation System for Software Applications.

Wei Li, Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman, Joe Konstan & George Fitzmaurice. (2011).
Design and Evaluation of a Command Recommendation System for Software Applications.
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction.
June 2011, Volume 18, Issue 2, Article 6.
38 pages.

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AppMap: Exploring User Interface Visualizations

Michael Rooke, Tovi Grossman & George Fitzmaurice. (2011).
AppMap: Exploring User Interface Visualizations
GI 2011 Conference Proceedings:
Graphics Interface Conference.
8 pages.

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Ambient Help

Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman & George Fitzmaurice. (2011).
Ambient Help
CHI 2011 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 2751-2760.

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Magic Desk: Bringing Multi-Touch Surfaces into Desktop Work

Xiaojun Bi, Tovi Grossman, Justin Matejka & George Fitzmaurice. (2011).
Magic Desk: Bringing Multi-Touch Surfaces into Desktop Work
CHI 2011 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 2511-2520.

Best Paper - Honorable Mention Award

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Modern Software Product Support Processes and the Usage of Multimedia Formats

Parmit Chilana, Tovi Grossman & George Fitzmaurice. (2011).
Modern Software Product Support Processes and the Usage of Multimedia Formats
CHI 2011 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 3093-3102.

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Post-Deployment Usability: A Survey of Current Practices

Parmit Chilana, Andrew Ko, Jacob Wobbrock, Tovi Grossman & George Fitzmaurice. (2011).
Post-Deployment Usability: A Survey of Current Practices
CHI 2011 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 2243-2246.

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TouchCuts and TouchZoom: Enhanced Target Selection for Touch Displays using Finger Proximity Sensing

Xing-Dong Yang, Tovi Grossman, Pourang Irani & George Fitzmaurice. (2011).
TouchCuts and TouchZoom: Enhanced Target Selection for Touch Displays using Finger Proximity Sensing
CHI 2011 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 2585-2594.

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Papers — 2010

Chronicle: Capture, Exploration, and Playback of Document Workflow Histories

Tovi Grossman, Justin Matejka & George Fitzmaurice. (2010).
Chronicle: Capture, Exploration, and Playback of Document Workflow Histories
UIST 2010 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 143 - 152.

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MouseLight: Bimanual interactions on digital paper using a pen and a spatially-aware mobile projector

Hyunyoung Song, François Guimbretière, Tovi Grossman & George Fitzmaurice. (2010).
MouseLight: Bimanual interactions on digital paper using a pen and a spatially-aware mobile projector
CHI 2010 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 2451-2460.

Best paper award nominee

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The design and evaluation of multitouch marking menus

Julian Lepinski, Tovi Grossman & George Fitzmaurice. (2010).
The design and evaluation of multitouch marking menus
CHI 2010 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 2233-2242.

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ToolClips: An investigation of contextual video assistance for functionality understanding

Tovi Grossman & George Fitzmaurice. (2010).
ToolClips: An investigation of contextual video assistance for functionality understanding
CHI 2010 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 1515-1524.

Best paper award nominee

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Papers — 2009

CommunityCommands: Command Recommendations for Software Applications

Justin Matejka, Wei Li, Tovi Grossman & George Fitzmaurice. (2009).
CommunityCommands: Command Recommendations for Software Applications
UIST 2009 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 193-202.

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A Survey of Software Learnability: Metrics, Methodologies and Guidelines

Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice & Ramtin Attar. (2009).
A Survey of Software Learnability: Metrics, Methodologies and Guidelines
CHI 2009 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 649-658.

Best paper award nominee

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PenLight: Combining a Mobile Projector and a Digital Pen for Dynamic Visual Overlay

Hyunyoung Song, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice, François Guimbretière, Azam Khan, Ramtin Attar & Gord Kurtenbach. (2009).
PenLight: Combining a Mobile Projector and a Digital Pen for Dynamic Visual Overlay
CHI 2009 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 143-152.

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The Design and Evaluation of Multi-Finger Mouse Emulation Techniques

Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman, Jessica Lo & George Fitzmaurice. (2009).
The Design and Evaluation of Multi-Finger Mouse Emulation Techniques
CHI 2009 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 1073-1082.

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Toward the Digital Design Studio: Large Display Explorations

Azam Khan, Justin Matejka, George Fitzmaurice, Gord Kurtenbach, Nicolas Burtnyk & Bill Buxton. (2009).
Toward the Digital Design Studio: Large Display Explorations
Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.
January 2009, 24(1).
pp. 9-47.

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Papers — 2008

PieCursor: Merging Pointing and Command Selection for Rapid In-place Tool Switching

George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka, Azam Khan, Michael Glueck & Gord Kurtenbach. (2008).
PieCursor: Merging Pointing and Command Selection for Rapid In-place Tool Switching
CHI 2008 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 1361-1370.

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Safe 3D Navigation

George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka, Igor Mordatch, Azam Khan & Gord Kurtenbach. (2008).
Safe 3D Navigation
I3D 2008 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics.
pp. 7-15.

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ViewCube: A 3D Orientation Indicator and Controller

Azam Khan, Igor Mordatch, George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka & Gord Kurtenbach. (2008).
ViewCube: A 3D Orientation Indicator and Controller
I3D 2008 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics.
pp. 17-25.

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Papers — 2006

ShowMotion: Camera Motion based 3D Design Review

Nicolas Burtnyk, Azam Khan, George Fitzmaurice & Gord Kurtenbach. (2006).
ShowMotion: Camera Motion based 3D Design Review
I3D 2006 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics.
pp. 167-174.

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Papers — 2005

Applications of Large Displays, Guest Editor's Introduction

Gord Kurtenbach & George Fitzmaurice. (2005).
Applications of Large Displays, Guest Editor's Introduction
IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications.
July 2005, 25(4).
pp. 22-23.

Special Issue on Applications of Large Displays

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Cinematic Meeting Facilities Using Large Displays

George Fitzmaurice, Azam Khan, Gord Kurtenbach & Graham Binks. (2005).
Cinematic Meeting Facilities Using Large Displays
IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications.
July 2005, 25(4).
pp. 17-21.

Special Issue on Applications of Large Displays

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When It Gets More Difficult, Use Both Hands - Exploring Bimanual Curve Manipulation

Russel Owen, Gord Kurtenbach, George Fitzmaurice, Thomas Baudel & Bill Buxton. (2005).
When It Gets More Difficult, Use Both Hands - Exploring Bimanual Curve Manipulation
GI 2005 Conference Proceedings:
Graphics Interface Conference.
pp. 17-24.

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HoverCam: Interactive 3D Navigation for Proximal Object Inspection

Azam Khan, Ben Komalo, Jos Stam, George Fitzmaurice & Gord Kurtenbach. (2005).
HoverCam: Interactive 3D Navigation for Proximal Object Inspection
I3D 2005 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics.
pp. 73-80.

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Spotlight: Directing Users’ Attention on Large Displays

Azam Khan, Justin Matejka, George Fitzmaurice & Gord Kurtenbach. (2005).
Spotlight: Directing Users’ Attention on Large Displays
CHI 2005 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 791-798.

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Papers — 2004

A Remote Control Interface for Large Displays

Azam Khan, George Fitzmaurice, Don Almeida, Nicolas Burtnyk & Gord Kurtenbach. (2004).
A Remote Control Interface for Large Displays
UIST 2004 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 127-136.

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Papers — 2003

Sentient Data Access via a Diverse Society of Devices

George Fitzmaurice, Azam Khan, Bill Buxton, Gord Kurtenbach & Ravin Balakrishnan. (2003).
Sentient Data Access via a Diverse Society of Devices
ACM Queue.
November 2003, 1(8).
pp. 53-62.

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Tracking Menus

George Fitzmaurice, Azam Khan, Rob Pieké, Bill Buxton & Gord Kurtenbach. (2003).
Tracking Menus
UIST 2003 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 71-79.

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Boom Chameleon

Michael Tsang, George Fitzmaurice, Gord Kurtenbach, Azam Khan & Bill Buxton. (2003).
Boom Chameleon
ACM Transactions on Graphics.
July 2003, 22(3).
pp. 698.

Invited Short Paper

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Game-like Navigation and Responsiveness in Non-game Applications

Michael Tsang, George Fitzmaurice, Gord Kurtenbach & Azam Khan. (2003).
Game-like Navigation and Responsiveness in Non-game Applications
Communications of the ACM.
July 2003, 46(7).
pp. 56-61.

Special Issue on Gaming Technology

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Papers — 2002

Boom Chameleon: Simultaneous capture of 3D viewpoint, voice and gesture annotations on a spatially-aware display

Michael Tsang, George Fitzmaurice, Gord Kurtenbach, Azam Khan & Bill Buxton. (2002).
Boom Chameleon: Simultaneous capture of 3D viewpoint, voice and gesture annotations on a spatially-aware display
UIST 2002 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 111-120.

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StyleCam: Interactive Stylized 3D Navigation using Integrated Spatial & Temporal Controls

Nicolas Burtnyk, Azam Khan, George Fitzmaurice, Ravin Balakrishnan & Gord Kurtenbach. (2002).
StyleCam: Interactive Stylized 3D Navigation using Integrated Spatial & Temporal Controls
UIST 2002 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 101-110.

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Creating Principal 3D Curves with Digital Tape Drawing

Tovi Grossman, Ravin Balakrishnan, Gord Kurtenbach, George Fitzmaurice, Azam Khan & Bill Buxton. (2002).
Creating Principal 3D Curves with Digital Tape Drawing
CHI 2002 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 121-128.

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Papers — 2001

Interaction Techniques for 3D Modeling on Large Displays

Tovi Grossman, Ravin Balakrishnan, Gord Kurtenbach, George Fitzmaurice, Azam Khan & Bill Buxton. (2001).
Interaction Techniques for 3D Modeling on Large Displays
I3D 2001 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics.
pp. 17-23.

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User Interfaces for Volumetric Displays

Ravin Balakrishnan, George Fitzmaurice & Gord Kurtenbach. (2001).
User Interfaces for Volumetric Displays
IEEE Computer.
March 2001, 34(3).
pp. 37-45.

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Papers — 2000

Large displays in automotive design

Bill Buxton, George Fitzmaurice, Ravin Balakrishnan & Gord Kurtenbach. (2000).
Large displays in automotive design
IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications.
July 2000, 20 (4).
pp. 68-75.

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Papers — 1999

Digital tape drawing

Ravin Balakrishnan, George Fitzmaurice, Gord Kurtenbach & Bill Buxton. (1999).
Digital tape drawing
UIST 1999 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 161-169.

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Sampling, synthesis, and input devices

George Fitzmaurice, Ravin Balakrishnan & Gord Kurtenbach. (1999).
Sampling, synthesis, and input devices
Communications of the ACM.
August 1999, 42 (8).
pp. 54-63.

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An exploration into supporting artwork orientation in the user interface

George Fitzmaurice, Ravin Balakrishnan, Gord Kurtenbach & Bill Buxton. (1999).
An exploration into supporting artwork orientation in the user interface
CHI 1999 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 167-174.

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The Hotbox: efficient access to a large number of menu-items

Gord Kurtenbach, George Fitzmaurice, Russel Owen & Thomas Baudel. (1999).
The Hotbox: efficient access to a large number of menu-items
CHI 1999 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 231-237.

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Exploring interactive curve and surface manipulation using a bend and twist sensitive input strip

Ravin Balakrishnan, George Fitzmaurice, Gord Kurtenbach & Karan Singh. (1999).
Exploring interactive curve and surface manipulation using a bend and twist sensitive input strip
I3D 1999 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics.
pp. 111-118.

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Papers — 1997

The design of a GUI paradigm based on tablets, two-hands, and transparency

Gord Kurtenbach, George Fitzmaurice, Thomas Baudel & Bill Buxton. (1997).
The design of a GUI paradigm based on tablets, two-hands, and transparency
CHI 1997 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 35-42.

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The Rockin'Mouse: Integral 3D manipulation on a plane

Ravin Balakrishnan, Thomas Baudel, Gord Kurtenbach & George Fitzmaurice. (1997).
The Rockin'Mouse: Integral 3D manipulation on a plane
CHI 1997 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 311-318.

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An empirical evaluation of Graspable User Interfaces

George Fitzmaurice & Bill Buxton. (1997).
An empirical evaluation of Graspable User Interfaces
CHI 1997 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 43-50.

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Papers — 1995

Bricks: Laying the Foundations for Graspable User Interfaces

George Fitzmaurice, Hiroshi Ishii & Bill Buxton. (1995).
Bricks: Laying the Foundations for Graspable User Interfaces
CHI 1995 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 442-449.

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Papers — 1993

Situated Information Spaces and Spatially Aware Palmtop Computers.

George Fitzmaurice. (1993).
Situated Information Spaces and Spatially Aware Palmtop Computers.
Communications of the ACM.
July 1993, 36(7).
pp. 39-49.

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Virtual Reality for Palmtop Computers.

George Fitzmaurice, Shumin Zhai & Mark Chignell. (1993).
Virtual Reality for Palmtop Computers.
ACM Transactions on Information Systems.
July 1993, 11(3).
pp. 197-218.

Special issue on virtual reality

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Papers — 1992

The Envoy System: An Open Architecture for Agents

Murugappan Palaniappan, Nicole Yankelovich & George Fitzmaurice. (1992).
The Envoy System: An Open Architecture for Agents
ACM Transactions on Information Systems.
July 1992, 10(3).
pp. 233-264.

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Papers — 1991

InternetExpress: An Inter-Desktop Multimedia Data-Transfer Service.

Murugappan Palaniappan & George Fitzmaurice. (1991).
InternetExpress: An Inter-Desktop Multimedia Data-Transfer Service.
IEEE Computer.
October 1991, 24(10).
pp. 58-67.

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Theses

Graspable User Interfaces

George Fitzmaurice. (1996).
Graspable User Interfaces
Ph.D. Thesis, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto.
June 1996.
167 pages.

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Other Publications

Scale Independence in Marking Menus

Gord Kurtenbach, George Fitzmaurice, Azam Khan & Don Almeida. (2004).
Scale Independence in Marking Menus
Unpublished Article.
January 2004.
8 pages.

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Synchronous Editing: Integrating an object-oriented database into an object-oriented application

George Fitzmaurice. (1998).
Synchronous Editing: Integrating an object-oriented database into an object-oriented application
IRIS Report, Brown University.
December 1998.

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Architectural issues in the construction of an object-oriented word processor, InterWord

George Fitzmaurice, Paulette Bush & Tim Catlin. (1998).
Architectural issues in the construction of an object-oriented word processor, InterWord
IRIS Report, Brown University.
November 1998.

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Compatibility and Interaction Style in Computer Graphics

George Fitzmaurice & Bill Buxton. (1998).
Compatibility and Interaction Style in Computer Graphics
ACM SIGGRAPH - Computer Graphics Quarterly.
November 1998, 32(4).
pp. 64-68.

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HMDs, Caves & Chameleon: A human-centric analysis of interaction in virtual space

Bill Buxton & George Fitzmaurice. (1998).
HMDs, Caves & Chameleon: A human-centric analysis of interaction in virtual space
ACM SIGGRAPH - Computer Graphics Quarterly.
November 1998, 32(4).
pp. 69-74.

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How do people organize their electronic desktops?

George Fitzmaurice, Ronald Baecker & Gale Moore. (1994).
How do people organize their electronic desktops?
Unpublished Technical Report.
January 1994.

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Review for article "Beyond Being There: The promise of multimedia communications"

George Fitzmaurice. (1992).
Review for article "Beyond Being There: The promise of multimedia communications"
Technology Review.
May 1992, 95(6).
pp. 7.

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Selection Manipulation Protocol: An interface to application Data

James Coombs & George Fitzmaurice. (1989).
Selection Manipulation Protocol: An interface to application Data
IRIS Report, Brown University.
July 1989.

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