{"id":601772,"date":"2023-12-18T17:20:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T14:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T17:20:45","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T14:20:45","slug":"apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/","title":{"rendered":"#Apple Vision Pro Air Typing experience takes a small step toward usability"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-box clearfix entry-content\" style=\"max-width:1050px;\">\n<input class=\"jpibfi\" type=\"hidden\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-5.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-467576\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/18\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple Vision Pro Air Typing experience takes a small step toward usability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-5.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s truly mind-blowing to see virtual objects floating before our eyes, but the magic and illusion start to break down once we try to manipulate those objects. Input has always been a tricky subject in mixed reality, either because we can\u2019t see our actual hands or we can\u2019t feel what we\u2019re supposed to be touching, which is physically nothing. Until the perfect haptic feedback gloves become a reality, we have to make do with tricks and workarounds to make input less awkward and more convenient. That\u2019s especially true with typing on air, and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le is apparently using some special techniques to offer a more usable experience on the Vision Pro mixed reality headset.<\/p>\n<p>Designer: Apple (via Brian Tong)<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-467577\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/18\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple Vision Pro Air Typing experience takes a small step toward usability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-1.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-1.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-467577\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/18\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple Vision Pro Air Typing experience takes a small step toward usability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"6683677248\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"a6c1748bbbe688cd71c753fc-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"a6c1748bbbe688cd71c753fc-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Apple\u2019s first teaser for the Vision Pro headset and visionOS platform didn\u2019t show typing of any sort. It focused, instead, on icons, windows, and menus, virtual 3D objects that are easier to interact with using hand gestures. Of course, sooner or later you will be faced with the need to input text, and the usual method of voice recognition won\u2019t always cut it. visionOS, fortunately, does include a virtual floating keyboard like other VR systems, but the way you use it is quite special and, to some extent, ingenious.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-467578\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/18\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple Vision Pro Air Typing experience takes a small step toward usability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-4.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-4.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-467578\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/18\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple Vision Pro Air Typing experience takes a small step toward usability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-4.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>For one, you can interact with the keyboard like you would any part of the Vision Pro\u2019s interface, which is to look at the UI element to focus on it and then use hand gestures. In this case, pinching a letter is the equivalent of selecting it, just like what you\u2019d do for menu items or icons in visionOS. It makes the gesture grammar consistent, but it\u2019s also an awkward way to type.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-467579\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/18\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple Vision Pro Air Typing experience takes a small step toward usability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-2.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-2.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-467579\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/18\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple Vision Pro Air Typing experience takes a small step toward usability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"1017606968\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; margin: 18px auto 20px; text-align:center;\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" type=\"a6c1748bbbe688cd71c753fc-text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"a6c1748bbbe688cd71c753fc-text\/javascript\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-467580\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/18\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple Vision Pro Air Typing experience takes a small step toward usability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-3.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-3.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-467580\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/18\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple Vision Pro Air Typing experience takes a small step toward usability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-3.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad layout=\"fluid\" height=\"fluid\" type=\"doubleclick\" data-slot=\"\/3847355\/yd-select-amp\"><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<p>You can also \u201cpeck\u201d at the keys with your fingers, making you feel like you\u2019re typing on air. The difference that the Vision Pro makes, however, is that it tricks your eyes into believing you\u2019re actually pressing down on those keys. Thanks to Apple\u2019s flavor of spatial computing, hovering your real-world finger on a virtual key makes that key glow, and tapping on it results in an animation that looks like the key is actually moving down, just like on a real keyboard. There\u2019s also a haptic sound, similar to the clicking sound effect you\u2019d normally hear on an iOS virtual keyboard, to complete that audiovisual illusion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Apple Vision Pro Hands-On + iPhone 15 Pro Spatial Video Do\u2019s &amp; Don\u2019ts, the Keyboard &amp; More!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bofolJVvecE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Of course, your fingers aren\u2019t actually hitting anything physical, so there\u2019s still a disconnect that will probably confuse your brain. The visual effect, which is really only possible thanks to spatial computing, is still an important step forward in helping our minds believe that there\u2019s a \u201creal\u201d three-dimensional object, in this case, a keyboard, right in front of us. It\u2019s not going to be the most efficient way to input text, but fortunately, you can connect a wireless keyboard to the Vision Pro and you\u2019ll be able to see your actual hands typing away on it.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-467581\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt=\"\" data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/18\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple Vision Pro Air Typing experience takes a small step toward usability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-6.jpg\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-6.jpg\" alt width=\"1280\" height=\"850\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-467581\" data-jpibfi-post-excerpt data-jpibfi-post-url=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/2023\/12\/18\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/\" data-jpibfi-post-title=\"Apple Vision Pro Air Typing experience takes a small step toward usability\" data-jpibfi-src=\"https:\/\/www.yankodesign.com\/images\/design_news\/2023\/12\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-experience-takes-a-small-step-toward-usability\/apple-vision-pro-air-typing-6.jpg\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"swp-hidden-panel-wrap\" style=\"display: none; visibility: collapse; opacity: 0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"swp-content-locator\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<amp-ad width=\"100vw\" height=\"320\" type=\"adsense\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0648786275385337\" data-ad-slot=\"9466393889\" data-auto-format=\"rspv\" data-full-width><\/p>\n<div overflow><\/div>\n<p><\/amp-ad><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"vcard author\"><br \/>\n<span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>JC Torres<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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