Text input tools’ complementarity in immersive virtual environments
Aurélien Agnès1, Sylvain Fleury1, Aristide Auzerais1, Isaline Bisson1, Eva Dulau1, Stéphanie Buisine2, Simon Richir1
1 Institut Laval Arts et Métiers
Laval Virtual Center, rue Marie Curie
53810 Changé
aurelien.agnes@ensam.eu
sylvain.fleury@ensam.eu
simon.richir@ensam.eu
2 CESI LINEACT
93 boulevard de la Seine
92000 Nanterre
ABSTRACT. This study presents a user test in order to ascertain the advantages and disadvantages of three different text input methods in immersive virtual environment: individual Speech-to-Text, collective Speech-to-Text and a virtual keyboard named Drum-Like Keyboard. We measured participants’ user experience, especially related to usability and utility, in order to offer relevant recommendations to people seeking to integrate text input in virtual reality. Our results show that Speech-to-Text and the virtual keyboard have complementary qualities, which can be used together for optimal results and experience.
KEYWORDS: virtual reality, text input, innovation, Drum-Like Keyboard, Speech-to-Text 2 IJODIR. Volume X – n° X/2010