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  1. Accuracy and speed are pivotal when it comes to typing. Mixed reality headsets offer users the groundbreaking ability to project virtual objects into the physical world. However, when typing on a virtual keyboard in mixed reality space, users lose the tactile feedback that comes with a physical keyboard, making typing much more difficult. Our goal was to explore the capability of users to type using all ten fingers on a virtual key in mixed reality. We measured user performance when typing with index fingers versus all ten fingers. We also examined the usage of eye-tracking to disable all keys the user wasn’t looking at, and the effect it had on improving speed and accuracy. Our findings so far indicate that, while eyetracking seems to help accuracy, it is not enough to bring 10 finger typing up to the same level of performance as index finger typing. 
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  2. Typing on a midair keyboard in mixed reality can be difficult due to the lack of tactile feedback when virtual keys are tapped. Locating the keyboard over a real-world surface offers a potential way to mitigate this issue. We measured user performance and preference when a virtual keyboard was located on a table, on a wall, or in midair. Despite the additional tactile feedback offered by the table and wall locations, we found the midair location had a significantly higher entry rate with a similar error rate compared to the other locations. Participants also preferred the midair location over the other locations. 
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