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Effects of Keyboard Background on Mobile Text Entry

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MUM '18: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia

Pages 109 - 114

https://doi.org/10.1145/3282894.3282905

Published: 25 November 2018 Publication History

Abstract

This paper presents results of a comparative study that investigated the effects of different types of keyboard backgrounds (themes) on actual and perceived text entry performance, in terms of speed and accuracy. Two color and two image backgrounds were compared with the default Google Android keyboard. Results revealed that keyboard background does not affect actual performance, however has a significant effect on perceived performance. Most participants felt that image backgrounds, regardless of whether they were pre or self-selected, affected their speed and accuracy. This suggests that it may be possible to enhance one's text entry experience simply by designing an effective keyboard theme. This paper concludes with reflections on how these findings could benefit text entry researchers and keyboard developers.

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Ikematsu KKato K(2023)ShiftTouch: Extending Touchscreens with Passive Interfaces using Small Occluded Area for Discrete Touch InputProceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction10.1145/3569009.3572742(1-15)Online publication date: 26-Feb-2023
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Shatilov KKwon YLee LChatzopoulos DHui P(2023)MyoKey: Inertial Motion Sensing and Gesture-Based QWERTY Keyboard for Extended RealitiesIEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing10.1109/TMC.2022.315693922:8(4807-4821)Online publication date: 1-Aug-2023
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Index Terms

Effects of Keyboard Background on Mobile Text Entry
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction techniques
      1. Text input
  2. Interaction design
    1. Empirical studies in interaction design

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MUM '18: Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia

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DOI:10.1145/3282894

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MUM 2018: 17th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia

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https://doi.org/10.3390/mti7020022
Ikematsu KKato K(2023)ShiftTouch: Extending Touchscreens with Passive Interfaces using Small Occluded Area for Discrete Touch InputProceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction10.1145/3569009.3572742(1-15)Online publication date: 26-Feb-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3569009.3572742
Shatilov KKwon YLee LChatzopoulos DHui P(2023)MyoKey: Inertial Motion Sensing and Gesture-Based QWERTY Keyboard for Extended RealitiesIEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing10.1109/TMC.2022.315693922:8(4807-4821)Online publication date: 1-Aug-2023
https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2022.3156939
Arif A(2021)Statistical GroundingIntelligent Computing for Interactive System Design10.1145/3447404.3447410(59-99)Online publication date: 23-Feb-2021
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Dube TArif ABernhaupt RMueller FVerweij DAndres JMcGrenere JCockburn AAvellino IGoguey ABjørn PZhao SSamson BKocielnik R(2020)Impact of Key Shape and Dimension on Text Entry in Virtual RealityExtended Abstracts of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3334480.3382882(1-10)Online publication date: 25-Apr-2020
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