Keyboard Training and Japanese Language Input

Abstract

Although keyboard is very important input device, how to get keyboard skill is not well investigated. We have developed a touch typing training system through constructing a cognitive model of traditional type training methods. The developed system was commercialized and widely used in universities until now. This research was extended to the development of Japanese language input system which does not use (now conventional) Kana to Kanji conversion. Some critical comments is made for the conversion input method.