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Overview

George Fitzmaurice is affiliated with Autodesk in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within Computer Science and Engineering, with a specific focus on subfields such as Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Control and Systems Engineering.

Their work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Manufacturing Process and Optimization
  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
  • Data Visualization and Analytics
  • Interactive and Immersive Displays
  • Design Education and Practice
  • Human Pose and Action Recognition

Fitzmaurice has contributed to multiple papers in notable venues. Recent publications include:

  • "In-Depth Mouse: Integrating Desktop Mouse into Virtual Reality," 2022, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • "Designing Co-Creative AI for Virtual Environments," 2021, Creativity and Cognition
  • "I don't want to feel like I'm working in a 1960s factory: The Practitioner Perspective on Creativity Support Tool Adoption," 2022, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • "AvatAR: An Immersive Analysis Environment for Human Motion Data Combining Interactive 3D Avatars and Trajectories," 2022, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • "Supercharging Trial-and-Error for Learning Complex Software Applications," 2022, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Justin Matejka
  • Fraser Anderson
  • Tovi Grossman
  • Frederik Brudy
  • Jo Vermeulen

Fitzmaurice has published extensively in various venues with a focus on both conference and archival sources. The most common publication venues are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Canada Human-Computer Communications Society
  • Creativity and Cognition
  • Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction

Best Publications

  • Bricks: laying the foundations for graspable user interfaces

    George W. Fitzmaurice;Hiroshi Ishii;William A. S. Buxton

  • Situated information spaces and spatially aware palmtop computers

    George W. Fitzmaurice

  • A survey of software learnability: metrics, methodologies and guidelines

    Tovi Grossman;George Fitzmaurice;Ramtin Attar

  • GamiCAD: a gamified tutorial system for first time autocad users

    Wei Li;Tovi Grossman;George Fitzmaurice

  • YouMove: enhancing movement training with an augmented reality mirror

    Fraser Anderson;Tovi Grossman;Justin Matejka;George Fitzmaurice

  • An empirical evaluation of graspable user interfaces: towards specialized, space-multiplexed input

    George W. Fitzmaurice;William Buxton

  • Graspable user interfaces

    William Buxton;George W. Fitzmaurice

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

    Gordon Kurtenbach;George Fitzmaurice;Thomas Baudel;Bill Buxton

  • Three dimensional input system using tilt

    Ravin Balakrishnan;Thomas P. H. Baudel;Gordon P. Kurtenbach;George W. Fitzmaurice

  • Virtual reality for palmtop computers

    George W. Fitzmaurice;Shumin Zhai;Mark H. Chignell

  • The Rockin'Mouse: integral 3D manipulation on a plane

    Ravin Balakrishnan;Thomas Baudel;Gordon Kurtenbach;George Fitzmaurice

  • Duet: exploring joint interactions on a smart phone and a smart watch

    Xiang 'Anthony' Chen;Tovi Grossman;Daniel J. Wigdor;George Fitzmaurice

  • Chronicle: capture, exploration, and playback of document workflow histories

    Tovi Grossman;Justin Matejka;George Fitzmaurice

  • Same Stats, Different Graphs: Generating Datasets with Varied Appearance and Identical Statistics through Simulated Annealing

    Justin Matejka;George Fitzmaurice

  • Boom chameleon: simultaneous capture of 3D viewpoint, voice and gesture annotations on a spatially-aware display

    Michael Tsang;George W. Fitzmaurice;Gordon Kurtenbach;Azam Khan

  • Navigation system for a 3d virtual scene

    George Fitzmaurice;Justin Matejka;Igor Mordatch;Gord Kurtenbach

  • Experimental Evaluation of Sketching on Surfaces in VR

    Rahul Arora;Rubaiat Habib Kazi;Fraser Anderson;Tovi Grossman

  • Tracking menus

    George Fitzmaurice;Azam Khan;Robert Pieké;Bill Buxton

  • SymbiosisSketch: Combining 2D & 3D Sketching for Designing Detailed 3D Objects in Situ

    Rahul Arora;Rubaiat Habib Kazi;Tovi Grossman;George Fitzmaurice

  • System for accessing a large number of menu items using a zoned menu bar

    Gordon Kurtenbach;George W. Fitzmaurice

  • Large displays in automotive design

    W. Buxton;G. Fitzmaurice;R. Balakrishnan;G. Kurtenbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Tovi Grossman
Tovi Grossman University of Toronto
Gordon Kurtenbach
Gordon Kurtenbach Autodesk (United States)
Azam Khan
Azam Khan Trax.co
Ravin Balakrishnan
Ravin Balakrishnan University of Toronto
William Buxton
William Buxton Microsoft (United States)
Fanny Chevalier
Fanny Chevalier University of Toronto
François Guimbretière
François Guimbretière Cornell University
Igor Mordatch
Igor Mordatch Google (United States)
Pourang Irani
Pourang Irani University of Manitoba
Bill Buxton
Bill Buxton Microsoft (United States)

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