Body Gestures

SOMA currently supports recognition of the following body gestures.

Gesture Events

Gesture events are sent once when the corresponding gesture is recognized.

For the following gestures, events will be sent multiple times if the gesture is maintained for an extended period:

After the following events end, completion events will be sent:

The Gesture Name listed here are the gesture strings that can be received in Unreal Engine and Unity.

Gesture Name	Display Name	Gesture Description
SwipeLeft	Right Hand Swipe Left	Place your right hand on the right side of your body, then smoothly swipe to the left.
SwipeRight	Left Hand Swipe Right	Place your left hand on the left side of your body, then smoothly swipe to the right.
SwipeUp	Swipe up	Raise either hand upward, while keeping the other hand naturally hanging down.
SwipeDown	Swipe down	Move either hand downward from a raised position, while keeping the other hand naturally hanging down.
RaiseRightHand	Raise Right Hand	Raise your right hand above your head and maintain the position for a period of time.
RaiseLeftHand	Raise Left Hand	Raise your left hand above your head and maintain the position for a period of time.
ZoomIn	Zoom In	Place both hands close together in front of your chest and hold briefly. Then adjust the distance between your hands to control the zoom level. Zooming stops when you lower your hands.
ZoomOut	Zoom Out	Position both hands in front of your body with a distance between them greater than shoulder width. After maintaining this posture briefly, adjust the distance between your hands to control the zoom level. Zooming stops when you lower your hands.
Tpose	TPose	Extend both arms horizontally and maintain the position for a period of time.
Jump	Jump	Literally jump once.