@inproceedings{hinckley2004stitching, author = {Hinckley, Ken and Ramos, Gonzalo and Guimbretiere, Francois and Baudisch, Patrick and Smith, Marc}, title = {Stitching: Pen Gestures that Span Multiple Displays}, booktitle = {AVI '04 Proceedings of the working conference on Advanced visual interfaces}, year = {2004}, month = {May}, abstract = {Stitching is a new interaction technique that allows users to combine pen-operated mobile devices with wireless networking by using pen gestures that span multiple displays. To stitch, a user starts moving the pen on one screen, crosses over the bezel, and finishes the stroke on the screen of a nearby device. Properties of each portion of the pen stroke are observed by the participating devices, synchronized via wireless network communication, and recognized as a unitary act performed by one user, thus binding together the devices. We identify the general requirements of stitching and describe a prototype photo sharing application that uses stitching to allow users to copy images from one tablet to another that is nearby, expand an image across multiple screens, establish a persistent shared workspace, or use one tablet to present images that a user selects from another tablet. We also discuss design issues that arise from proxemics, that is, the sociological implications of users collaborating in close quarters.}, publisher = {ACM}, url = {http://approjects.co.za/?big=en-us/research/publication/stitching-pen-gestures-span-multiple-displays/}, pages = {23-31}, isbn = {1-58113-867-9}, edition = {AVI '04 Proceedings of the working conference on Advanced visual interfaces}, }