Build Intuitive Experiences with Hands & Microgestures

You can build powerful immersive experiences with Hand Tracking using the Meta Interaction SDK. Watch as Meta Engineering Manager Jesse Keogh shows you the essential steps to go from a blank Unity project to a fully interactive prototype with UI and 3D object interactions. You’ll walk away with production-ready techniques for Quest-specific optimization and system-backed gestures like Pinch and Microgestures that deliver reliable input across all users.

💡After viewing this session, you’ll understand how to:

Configure the Interaction SDK using Quick Actions
Implement system-backed gestures like Pinch
Streamline project creation with the Meta Quest Developer Hub
Test interactions using the XR Simulator

🎬 CHAPTERS

👋 INTRODUCTION

🕒 00:00 - Introduction to the Hands Workshop

🕒 02:41 - Overview of Hand Tracking System Features

⚙️ CORE CONCEPTS

🕒 05:35 - System-Backed Gestures & Interaction SDK

🕒 08:25 - Tour of Interaction SDK Capabilities

🕒 11:48 - Design Principles & Best Practices 🛠️ Workflow & Demo

🕒 14:23 - Project Setup with Meta Quest Developer Hub

🕒 20:39 - Live Demo: Building UI Interactions

🕒 34:02 - Live Demo: Adding Grabbable 3D Objects

✅ FINAL THOUGHTS

🕒 37:15 - Q&A: Advanced Use Cases & Debugging

📖 HAND TRACKING EXAMPLES REFERENCED IN THIS VIDEO

🔖 Interaction SDK Overview: https://developers.meta.com/horizon/documentation/unity/unity-isdk-interaction-sdk-overview/

🔖 Hand Tracking Design Guidelines: https://developers.meta.com/horizon/design/hands/

📚 RESOURCES

➡️ Developers Blog: https://developers.meta.com/resources/blog/

➡️ Meta Quest Developer Hub: https://developers.meta.com/horizon/documentation/unity/ts-mqdh/

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