HoVR-Type: Smartphone as a typing interface in VR using hovering

Youngwon R. Kim; Gerard J. Kim

doi:10.1109/ICCE.2017.7889285

HoVR-Type: Smartphone as a typing interface in VR using hovering

Youngwon R. Kim, Gerard J. Kim

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

22 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

We propose a text entry method for VR, using the smartphone and its hovering function, called the HoVR-Type. The hovering function effectively acts as the finger tracking sensor thereby allowing the user to type in the virtual space. When added with the additional phase to correct the initial touch input and having the final key entered upon the finger release, the proposed method showed competitive performance to that of the conventional 'aim-and-shoot' method and also exhibited much higher usability. HoVR-Type also showed a significantly faster speed of input for the individual character. However, it remains to improve the interface with regards to reducing the error. Overall, the use of the smartphone leverages on the already established mobile user experience and can be further extended to other VR interaction techniques so that one can use the common smartphone as an all-purpose VR interaction device.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, ICCE 2017
Editors	Daniel Diaz Sanchez, Jong-Hyouk Lee, Fernando Pescador
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	200-203
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509055449
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCE.2017.7889285
Publication status	Published - 2017 Mar 29
Event	2017 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, ICCE 2017 - Las Vegas, United States Duration: 2017 Jan 8 → 2017 Jan 10

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Name	2017 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, ICCE 2017

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Other	2017 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, ICCE 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Las Vegas
Period	17/1/8 → 17/1/10

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This study was partly supported by the Global Frontier R and D Program grant from the National Research Foundation of Korea (MEST/NRF-2015M3A6A3076490, Human-centered Interaction for Coexistence), and was partly supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning(No. 2011-0030079).

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Instrumentation

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Kim, Y. R., & Kim, G. J. (2017). HoVR-Type: Smartphone as a typing interface in VR using hovering. In D. D. Sanchez, J-H. Lee, & F. Pescador (Eds.), 2017 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, ICCE 2017 (pp. 200-203). Article 7889285 (2017 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, ICCE 2017). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCE.2017.7889285

HoVR-Type: Smartphone as a typing interface in VR using hovering. / Kim, Youngwon R.; Kim, Gerard J.
2017 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, ICCE 2017. ed. / Daniel Diaz Sanchez; Jong-Hyouk Lee; Fernando Pescador. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. p. 200-203 7889285 (2017 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, ICCE 2017).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Kim, YR & Kim, GJ 2017, HoVR-Type: Smartphone as a typing interface in VR using hovering. in DD Sanchez, J-H Lee & F Pescador (eds), 2017 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, ICCE 2017., 7889285, 2017 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, ICCE 2017, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 200-203, 2017 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, ICCE 2017, Las Vegas, United States, 17/1/8. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICCE.2017.7889285

Kim YR, Kim GJ. HoVR-Type: Smartphone as a typing interface in VR using hovering. In Sanchez DD, Lee J-H, Pescador F, editors, 2017 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, ICCE 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2017. p. 200-203. 7889285. (2017 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, ICCE 2017). doi: 10.1109/ICCE.2017.7889285

Kim, Youngwon R. ; Kim, Gerard J. / HoVR-Type : Smartphone as a typing interface in VR using hovering. 2017 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, ICCE 2017. editor / Daniel Diaz Sanchez ; Jong-Hyouk Lee ; Fernando Pescador. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2017. pp. 200-203 (2017 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, ICCE 2017).

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