Impact of Key Shape and Dimension on Text Entry in Virtual Reality
PubDate: April 2020
Teams: University of California
Writers: Tafadzwa Joseph Dube, Ahmed Sabbir Arif
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Abstract
Virtual Qwerty is the most popular method of text entry in virtual reality. Since virtual keyboards are not constrained by the physical limitations of actual keyboards, designers are taking the liberty of designing novelty keys for these keyboards. However, it is unknown whether key design affects text entry performance or user experience. This work presents results of a user study that investigated the effects of different key shapes and dimensions on text entry performance and user experience. Results revealed that key shape affects text entry speed, dimension affects accuracy, while both affect user experience. Overall, square-shaped 3D keys yielded the best actual and perceived performance, also was the most preferred by the users.