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    Area of Science:

    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Virtual Reality
    • Ergonomics

    Background:

    • Text entry in virtual reality (VR) environments presents challenges, often leading to physical fatigue.
    • Existing VR text entry methods can cause discomfort in users' hands, wrists, and elbows.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To introduce and evaluate CrowbarLimbs, a novel VR text entry metaphor designed to reduce physical fatigue.
    • To investigate the impact of CrowbarLimbs' shape and virtual keyboard placement on user comfort and typing performance.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed CrowbarLimbs, a VR text entry metaphor featuring two deformable extended virtual limbs with a crowbar-like interaction.
    • Conducted three user studies to assess text entry speed, accuracy, usability, and physical fatigue.
    • Explored ergonomically user-friendly shapes for CrowbarLimbs and optimal virtual keyboard locations.

    Main Results:

    • CrowbarLimbs demonstrated text entry speed, accuracy, and usability comparable to existing VR typing methods.
    • The shape of CrowbarLimbs significantly influenced fatigue ratings and text entry speed.
    • Optimal virtual keyboard placement (near the user, at half their height) yielded a typing rate of 28.37 words per minute.

    Conclusions:

    • CrowbarLimbs effectively reduces physical fatigue associated with VR text entry by promoting comfortable postures.
    • The design of virtual limbs and keyboard placement are critical factors for optimizing VR typing ergonomics and performance.