1. A method of interpreting input from a user, said method comprising the steps of: providing a surface within reach of a hand of the user; sensing a plurality of locations on the surface that are touched by the user; determining an alphanumeric character having a shape most similar to the plurality of touched locations on the surface, the determining including: collecting information associated with hand region localized modules; and modeling the information using a statistical model; informing the user of the alphanumeric character and/or a word in which the alphanumeric character is included; and receiving feedback from the user regarding whether the alphanumeric character and/or word is an alphanumeric character and/or word that the user intended to be determined in the determining step.