Punch Typing: Alternative Method for Text Entry in Virtual Reality
Ruoxi Jia
Abstract
A common way to perform data entry in virtual reality remains using virtual laser pointers to select characters from a flat 2D keyboard in 3-dimensional space. In this demo, we present a data input method that takes advantage of 3D space by interacting with a keyboard with keys arranged in three dimensions. Each hand is covered by a hemisphere of keys based on the QWERTY layout, allowing users to type by moving their hands in a motion similar to punching. Although the goal is to achieve a gesture more akin to tapping, current controllers or hand tracking technology doesn't allow such high fidelity. Thus, the presented interaction using VR controllers is more comparable to punching.
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Date of publication: October 30, 2020
Conference: ACM Spatial User Interaction
Page number(s): 1-2
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Issue Number: Article No. 28
Publication Note: Powen Yao, Vangelis Lympouridis, Tian Zhu, Michael Zyda, Ruoxi Jia: Punch Typing: Alternative Method for Text Entry in Virtual Reality. SUI 2020: 28:1-28:2