chinpokomon
chinpokomon t1_j5vz3d4 wrote
Reply to An ALS patient set a record for communicating via a brain implant: 62 words per minute by esprit-de-lescalier
Assuming 4.7 letters as the average word length, 62 words per minute is the equivalent of 350 characters per minute when you include spaces and punctuation.
chinpokomon t1_j5vzmi7 wrote
Reply to comment by Good_nuff in An ALS patient set a record for communicating via a brain implant: 62 words per minute by esprit-de-lescalier
This was actually why Swype was initially created. It wasn't the gesture typing input method for touchscreen devices, it was designed as an accessibility aid for someone with impaired motor skills.