Dynamic One Hand Chord Keyboard

Abstract: Portable, handheld, and wearable devices are an integrate part of everyday life, yet there is no well-established text inputmethod for devices with very small screens. Speech to text has been a quick fix, but entails privacy concerns and can beobtrusive. Chord keyboards bring various advantages for application in a mobile environment, as they require fewer keys andcan thus be small and portable. The aim of this work is to suggest an alternative to the QWERTY keyboard, suitable for textentry on devices of all sizes, shapes and mobility requirements. A one hand operational chord keyboard was developed andevaluated in a small user study with regard to its social acceptability. Learnability showed to be a concern that discouragesuse, while social aspects did not seem to be an issue.