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"Need" is a strong word, but you'll probably want to if you're trying to be productive. VR/AR won't replace the tactile feedback of a good keyboard, etc. Then
by keldaris 9y ago
"Need" is a strong word, but you'll probably want to if you're trying to be productive. VR/AR won't replace the tactile feedback of a good keyboard, etc.
Then again, as someone who can't even use current VR/AR offerings (high myopia, don't use contact lenses) and is only following all of this as a fairly disinterested spectactor, it looks to me like the initial craze is already blowing over and people are taking a better look at the disadvantages and limitations of the current products. I don't see VR/AR taking over monitors or much of anything else, though I'm sure AR will find productivity applications in specific fields soon enough.
- manquer 9y agoperhaps with gestures and voice input integrated into good software applications , the keyboard will altogether be eliminated..
- jsjohnst 9y agoThere isn't a voice input in existence that I'd be interested in using while writing code or doing photo/video editing. Even dictating code to another human who is as fluent as you are in the language of choice is a non-starter, so I don't see any machine based way of doing it catching up soon.
- 15155 9y agoI can't speak as fast as I type, which makes any kind of dictation solution a non-starter.
- jsjohnst 9y agoThe only solutions I've seen that even "come close" in the speed / accuracy comparison are unfair comparisons. An example was posted by someone in another comment of a guy doing Python coding with Emacs using Dragon Dictation. In that example, the guy used over 2,000 custom "macros" to get to something close to his pre-RSI speeds. This sounds fantastic, but the speeds of a typer who has learned to leverage 2,000 custom macros would be an order of magnitude faster (imho) than someone dictating using similar macros.
- 15155 9y agoThis is the principle behind https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenotype https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenotype machines.
- jsjohnst 9y agoExactly! There are also specialized keyboards for computers that have existed over the years that have had typists reach 300-400wpm, but they never caught on.
- keldaris 9y agoNeither gestures nor voice input will ever eliminate keyboards for the simple reason that keyboards are vastly more efficient. No technological innovation can ever change that because the limitation is on the human side of things.