First Hand

VR & Mixed Reality app on Meta Quest

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First Hand is an official Meta hand-tracking demo that lets users interact with virtual objects, switches, levers, and UI directly using their hands. It is useful for studying spatial interaction patterns, hand-based controls, and how XR experiences teach users new input methods.

View First Hand on the Meta Quest store (opens in a new tab)

User flows

Also documented

Hand Tracking Onboarding · Virtual Glove Setup · Back Home · Grab object · Play button microinteraction · Voice Input Error State

Screens

  • First Hand — Gameplay Challenge, screen 1 of 2
  • First Hand — Gameplay Challenge, screen 2 of 2
  • First Hand — Gameplay Challenge, screen 1 of 5
  • First Hand — Gameplay Challenge, screen 2 of 5
  • First Hand — Gameplay Challenge, screen 3 of 5
  • First Hand — Gameplay Challenge, screen 4 of 5
  • First Hand — Gameplay Challenge, screen 5 of 5
  • First Hand — Gameplay Challenge, screen 1 of 4
  • First Hand — Gameplay Challenge, screen 2 of 4
  • First Hand — Gameplay Challenge, screen 3 of 4
  • First Hand — Gameplay Challenge, screen 4 of 4
  • First Hand — Hand-Tracking Drone Fight, screen 1 of 3

Plus 21 interaction videos for members.

Patterns and categories

Flows
First-Time User Experience · Welcome Flow · Hand Tracking Onboarding
Tags
Virtual Glove Setup · Hand-Tracking Drone Fight · Experience Completion
App Category
Simulation
Spatial Interaction Patterns
Object Interaction · Grab & Move · Rotate Object · Scale / Resize · Teleport Targeting · Floating Panels · Hand Tracking · Controller Input
Interface Pattern
Floating Panel · Modal · Tooltip · Tutorial Preview

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