3D Hand Tracking Demo

A threejs / WebGL / MediaPipe-powered interactive demo that allows you to control a 3D sphere using hand gestures.

Demo

Try the live demo: https://collidingscopes.github.io/threejs-handtracking-101/

Features

• Real-time hand tracking using MediaPipe Hands
• Left hand gesture control: Pinch thumb and index finger to resize the 3D sphere
• Right hand interaction: Touch the sphere with your index finger to change its color
• Responsive design that works on desktop and mobile browsers
• Visual feedback with color-coded hand tracking

Requirements

• Modern web browser with WebGL support
• Camera access
• No additional software or downloads needed

Technologies

• Three.js for 3D rendering
• MediaPipe for hand tracking and gesture recognition
• HTML5 Canvas for visual feedback
• JavaScript for real-time interaction

Setup for Development

# Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/collidingScopes/threejs-handtracking-101

# Navigate to the project directory
cd threejs-handtracking-101

# Serve with your preferred method (example using Python)
python -m http.server

Then navigate to http://localhost:8000 in your browser.

License

MIT License

Credits

• Three.js - https://threejs.org/
• MediaPipe - https://mediapipe.dev/

Related Projects

Check out other free and open-source projects by the same developer:

• Particular Drift - Turn photos into flowing particle animations
• Liquid Logo - Transform logos and icons into liquid metal animations
• Video-to-ASCII - Convert videos into ASCII pixel art
• Shape Shimmer - Turn photos into funky wave animations
• Colliding Scopes - Turn photos into kaleidoscope animations
• Manual Brick Breaker - Play brick breaker by waving your hands around

Contact

• Instagram: @stereo.drift
• Twitter/X: @measure_plan
• Email: stereodriftvisuals@gmail.com
• GitHub: collidingScopes

Donations

If you found this tool useful, feel free to buy me a coffee.

My name is Alan, and I enjoy building open source software for art, animation, games, and more. This would be much appreciated during late-night coding sessions!