SYSTEM, METHOD, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR ENTERING TEXT WITH A PHYSICAL OR VIRTUAL GAME CONTROLLER

摘要

A system, method, and graphical user interface for entering text using a game controller. The game controller can be physical or virtual. One embodiment of a graphical user interface (GUI) for entering text with a game controller comprises: an N x M matrix of selectable graphical elements, each of the graphical elements having X alphanumeric characters associated therewith, each of the X alphanumeric characters visually associated with a graphic corresponding to an input button on the game controller; a highlighter graphic moveable between each of the N x M matrix of selectable graphical elements using the game controller; wherein when a particular one of the N x M selectable graphical elements is highlighted with the highlight graphic, a user may enter an alphanumeric character by selecting the input button associated with the graphic corresponding to the input button within the highlighted graphical element.