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Meta Quest recently got support for micro gestures. And teleporting with this new input method is surprisingly easy. Try it yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n Micro gestures use Quest’s hand tracking to turn your index finger into a virtual D-pad. Use your thumb to swipe up, left, up, and down on the side of your index finger. Tap the side of your index finger to confirm inputs.<\/p>\n The following graphic illustrates these new input methods.<\/p>\n Click on the image to see it in full size. | Image: Meta<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Developers can use these inputs however they like. Meta itself expects the micro-gestures to provide an intuitive and effortless way to perform repetitive actions such as scrolling in the browser or teleporting in games and apps.<\/p>\n You can try out the latter yourself with Meta’s demo app Interaction SDK Samples<\/a>. Thanks to Luna for pointing this out<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here’s how the microgestures work for teleportation<\/p>\n Artificial locomotion via hand tracking is a tricky problem, but after trying Meta’s implementation, I’m convinced that micro gestures solve it, at least for teleportation and in VR apps that are not too hectic.<\/p>\n span { width: 5px; height: 5px; background-color: #5b5b5b; }#mailpoet_form_11{border-radius: 0px;text-align: left;}#mailpoet_form_11 form.mailpoet_form {padding: 20px;}#mailpoet_form_11{width: 100%;}#mailpoet_form_11 .mailpoet_message {margin: 0; padding: 0 20px;}#mailpoet_form_11 .mailpoet_paragraph.last {margin-bottom: 0} @media (max-width: 500px) {#mailpoet_form_11 {background-image: none;}} @media (min-width: 500px) {#mailpoet_form_11 .last .mailpoet_paragraph:last-child {margin-bottom: 0}} @media (max-width: 500px) {#mailpoet_form_11 .mailpoet_form_column:last-child .mailpoet_paragraph:last-child {margin-bottom: 0}} Tap your thumb on your index finger to confirm teleportation, and swipe left or right to make a snap turn. Swipe up or down to move one step forward or backward. I made a video of what this looks like in practice.<\/p>\n The gesture recognition works well, and the input feels natural, there is no learning curve.<\/p>\n I can now see myself using micro gestures for teleportation in VR without having to rely on controllers, and I’m curious to see if smooth locomotion will be possible as a next step.<\/p>\n What do you think of the micro gestures?Join the conversation on Facebook<\/a>, Bluesky<\/a> or X<\/a> or share your opinion in the comments below.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Schematic](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Meta-Quest-Handtracking-Mikrogesten-375x552-1.jpg\"){kind=tracking}
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