This is pretty bogus. The two inputs are tied the whole way until the very end when the Swype user goes back and makes one correction. Notice how the Tiki people slowed that part of the video down in slow motion to make it look like they won by more. Cheap.
I've had a lot of experience with word prediction systems and there is a definite cognitive load having to constantly visually scan the prediction list to find the word you want. Plus, having to learn a new keyboard layout - ick.
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This is pretty bogus. The two inputs are tied the whole way until the very end when the Swype user goes back and makes one correction. Notice how the Tiki people slowed that part of the video down in slow motion to make it look like they won by more. Cheap.
I've had a lot of experience with word prediction systems and there is a definite cognitive load having to constantly visually scan the prediction list to find the word you want. Plus, having to learn a new keyboard layout - ick.