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Punch Typing: Alternative Method for Text Entry in Virtual Reality

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Powen Yao,

Vangelis Lympouridis,

Tian Zhu,

Michael Zyda,

Ruoxi JiaAuthors Info & Claims

SUI '20: Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Symposium on Spatial User Interaction

Article No.: 28, Pages 1 - 2

https://doi.org/10.1145/3385959.3421722

Published: 30 October 2020 Publication History

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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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DOI:10.1145/3385959

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