Title

Comparative Analysis Of Typing Errors Between The Keybowl And The Qwerty Keyboard

Abstract

The Keybowl keyboard is the first known keyboard alternative to totally eliminate finger movement and drastically reduce wrist motion. With the significant reduction of finger and wrist motion comes concern over where the repetitive forces are being transferred. In typing with the Keybowl, biomechanical requirements are somewhat different than those in using a QWERTY keyboard. One way to help determine how well typists perform biomechanically is through keystroke error analysis. Typing performances were therefore analyzed via keystroke errors to determine if Keybowl 'key' activation was different from QWERTY key activation. An error analysis for each character, hand, and gender was performed. This analysis has built a foundation for comparing two very different types of upper extremity motions and how they might affect a proficient QWERTY typist's performance in typing with the Keybowl.

Publication Date

1-1-1995

Publication Title

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volume

1

Number of Pages

635-639

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

0029202967 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0029202967

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