Effective Text Entry for Consumer XR

Establish effective text entry methods for consumer extended reality (XR) environments that overcome current limitations in achieving practical typing performance and usability.

Background

The paper surveys the state of text input in extended reality (XR) and notes that, despite decades of research since early virtual environments, text entry in XR continues to lag far behind traditional PC and mobile settings. The authors highlight that XR-specific constraints—such as limited display resolution and field of view, along with challenging hand and finger tracking from egocentric viewpoints—impede reliable and efficient typing.

Empirical context cited in the paper shows that virtual keyboards often yield only 5–10 WPM and that even with physical keyboards in VR, users retain only about 60% of their typing speed and 80% of their accuracy, underscoring the gap to be bridged for consumer-ready solutions.