Create Gesture-Controlled Games with Figma Make Innovations

Create Gesture-Controlled Games with Figma Make InnovationsCreate Gesture-Controlled Games with Figma Make Innovations

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Victoria

pro

• 17h

Grab the Bears - A Camera-Based Gesture Interaction

A few years ago, gesture interaction required a full engineering team and months of development.

For the Figma Makeathon, I built a working camera-controlled gesture game on my own - entirely in Figma Make.

Grab the Bears reimagines tap and swipe as physical gestures. Players use their right hand to grab floating bears in real time.

• Camera-driven embodied interaction • Real-time gesture detection • Animated UI + sound micro-interactions • Dynamic result generation with shareable export?

Live project: https://player-sweat-89258847.figma.site/ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vika-lishchuk_figmamakeathon-ugcPost-7434486033406324736-_4jB?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAB0y4dIBOGLXHL91hsWI8UH8YdZYSYbwkjw

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Victoria

pro

• 17h

+3 calories burned 😂

Come play.

Abhiram Tinguria

• 17h

Really impressive — camera-based interaction inside Figma Make is a leap. Curious how you handled gesture recognition latency and feedback loops? The micro-response timing probably makes or breaks the experience

Victoria

pro

• 17h

Appreciate it 🙌

Totally agree, perceived responsiveness is key. I focused on stabilizing detection and adding instant micro-feedback to keep the loop feeling tight. Still exploring ways to refine the interaction window.

Thanks for the thoughtful point!

Abhiram Tinguria

• 17h

That makes sense. Tight micro-feedback is everything in gesture systems — even 50–100ms drift can change perceived control. Refining the interaction window could be interesting if it adapts dynamically based on movement confidence.

Victoria

pro

• 16h

Totally agree, micro-feedback defines control. Thanks for the sharp insight!

Sergey Bertagnini

pro

• 17h

Really creative, really like the design too, i tried something with hand tracking so i understand the struggle.

Victoria

pro

• 16h

Thank you! 🙌

Oh yeah! Hand tracking looks simple… until you build it 😅

Kal Design

• 16h

ce work

Victoria

pro

• 7h

Thank you so much, Kal!

Nidhi Jampana

pro

• 15h

love this omg, its so addicting to play!!

Victoria

pro

• 7h

Ahhh thank you, Nidhi!! 🐻✨

That makes me so happy, I might have accidentally made it too addictive 😂

Milena P.

pro

• 8h

This is such a nice project, very addicting. I don't know if it was my camera or something else but it was a bit difficult to catch the bears in the left side of the screen.

Victoria

pro

• 8h

Thank you! 🙌

That’s a great catch. When reaching to the left, we naturally rotate the wrist a bit, which can affect recognition depending on the camera perspective. It’s a fascinating body–interaction nuance.

Definitely something I want to explore and improve. Thanks for testing it!

Akinkunmi Ayo

pro

• 15m

Absolutely love this turning gestures into playful, real-time interactions is next-level thinking. The combination of camera-driven input, dynamic feedback, and shareable results makes it feel alive. Love how Figma Make can now bring ideas like this to life without a full engineering team really inspiring!

Akinkunmi Ayo

pro

• 8m

this is impressive

Brianna Maurer

• 6m

So cool! Was this your first gestures camera game?

Rohit Y

• Feb 25

I’ve always wondered how much traditional toolbars shape the way we design.

FORMLESS is an experiment in removing tools completely — letting space become the interface.

It’s a small step toward rethinking digital interaction.

🔗 Explore it here: https://cork-shell-17723875.figma.site/

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Rohit Y

• Feb 25

Here’s a closer look at FORMLESS in action — from polygon morphing to independent corner control and depth layering.

Exploring what design feels like without tools.

Cassi Ferraz

• Feb 25

PIXEL PRO - Design Arcade

🎮 Ever wished learning UX Research felt like playing your favorite retro game? Choose your designer. Interview users. Ask smart questions. Earn stars. It's Street Fighter meets design education - and it's actually fun. Built with love (and lots of pixels) using Figma Make ✨ #FigmaMakeathon Game: https://slate-tiger-42191958.figma.site/

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Madi 💫

pro

• Feb 25

nice work, Cassi! I played as the visionary 🔮

EKE DAVID

• Feb 25

My first entry for the challenge called Aura, might still make some adjustments.

"Aura transforms how you move through a screen into a living portrait of who you are — no questions asked, juist click."

https://pull-eagle-60488866.figma.site/

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Habeeba Ismail

• Feb 27

it's getting addictive .. love this

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