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hand tracking

Hand tracking in the browser: using MediaPipe hand landmarks to detect finger positions and gestures for webcam-controlled games.

hand tracking projects

  1. 3 Apr 2026

    Screen recording of the map gesture control demo showing an OpenLayers map with a small webcam preview in the corner. A user pans the map by making a fist and moving their hand, then zooms by spreading two open hands apart. All hand tracking and gesture detection runs in the browser using MediaPipe WASM with no backend.

    Open Source Hand Gesture Controls for Maps in the Browser

    Open source library for controlling OpenLayers, Google Maps, and Leaflet with hand gestures. Pan, zoom, and rotate maps without touching the screen.

hand tracking articles

  1. 12 Apr 2026

    Gesture Controls for OpenLayers, Google Maps & Leaflet

    Gesture Controls for OpenLayers, Google Maps & Leaflet

    Add open source hand gesture controls to OpenLayers, Google Maps and Leaflet with MediaPipe hand tracking. Pan, zoom and rotate maps by webcam.

  2. 22 Mar 2026

    MediaPipe Hand Tracking & Face Detection in JavaScript

    MediaPipe Hand Tracking & Face Detection in JavaScript

    Beginner MediaPipe JavaScript tutorial: build a real-time hand tracking and face detection app in one HTML file with rainbow trails, particles and webcam effects.