3D Hand Tracking Demo [Shape Creator]

Create and control 3D shapes using hand gestures in real-time.

Project built with mediapipe computer vision and Threejs.

Video | Live Demo | More Code & Tutorials

Requirements

• Modern web browser with WebGL support
• Camera access

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/shape-creator-tutorial

# Navigate to the project directory
cd shape-creator-tutorial
# 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

I've released several computer vision projects (with code + tutorials) here: Fun With Computer Vision

You can purchase lifetime access and receive the full project files and tutorials. I'm adding more content regularly :)

You might also like some of my other open source projects:

• Threejs hand tracking tutorial - Basic hand tracking setup with threejs and MediaPipe computer vision
• 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

Contact

• Instagram: @stereo.drift
• Twitter/X: @measure_plan
• Email: [email protected]
• 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 computer vision, games, and more. This would be much appreciated during late-night coding sessions!