Meta’s technical director Andrew Bosworth in a recent online Q&A, shared his use of virtual keyboard typing at amazing speed, which reached 119 words per minute.
Zuckerberg also posted a video on Instagram showing a typing contest based on computer vision and mixed reality technology, claiming that Reality Labs’ research could turn any flat surface into a virtual keyboard. Meta Reality Labs is a division of Meta that develops advanced VR and AR technologies, hardware prototypes, and beta software that may never see the light of day, but that demonstrate Meta’s technological potential and vision for the future.
The video shows a large QR code affixed to a table, and contestants place their hands on the table and tap their fingers on virtual buttons, displaying rapidly appearing text on the screen. zuckerberg mentions in his post that he achieved a typing speed of 100 words per minute, while Bosworth won the contest at nearly 120. Bosworth later clarified in his Q&A that he had achieved a typing speed of 100 words per minute, while Bosworth won at nearly 120. Bosworth later clarified in his Q&A that he had achieved a typing speed of 100 words per minute. Bosworth later clarified in his Q&A that his speed was 119 words per minute with 98.9% accuracy. His first attempt was significantly slower, at about 70 words per minute. It was only after “letting himself go” and overcoming a mental block that he achieved 119 words.
Meta recently provided Quest users with a sliding keyboard, which is a good experience when using the joystick, but accuracy suffers if you move too quickly when using only your hands.
The Meta research team did not reveal when or if this mixed reality keyboard will be available for consumers. It’s worth noting that Reality Labs used the Quest 2 headset, but a cable can be seen connecting it to a computer, suggesting that a computer is needed to run the technology.
