Evaluating the Performance of Hand-Based Probabilistic Text Input Methods on a Mid-Air Virtual Qwerty Keyboard

Integrated hand-tracking on modern virtual reality (VR) headsets can be readily exploited to deliver mid-air virtual input surfaces for text entry. These virtual input surfaces can closely replicate the experience of typing on a Qwerty keyboard on a physical touchscreen, thereby allowing users to leverage their pre-existing typing skills. However, the lack of passive haptic feedback, unconstrained user motion, and potential tracking inaccuracies or observability issues encountered in this interaction setting typically degrades the accuracy of user articulations. We present a comprehensive exploration of error-tolerant probabilistic hand-based input methods to support effective text input on a mid-air virtual Qwerty keyboard. Over three user studies we examine the performance potential of hand-based text input under both gesture and touch typing paradigms. We demonstrate typical entry rates in the range of 20 to 30 wpm and average peak entry rates of 40 to 45 wpm.

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2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

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IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics - 29(2023), 11 vom: 04. Nov., Seite 4567-4577

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Englisch

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Dudley, John J [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Jingyao [VerfasserIn]
Gupta, Aakar [VerfasserIn]
Benko, Hrvoje [VerfasserIn]
Longest, Matt [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Robert [VerfasserIn]
Kristensson, Per Ola [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 06.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1109/TVCG.2023.3320238

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NLM362863962