It’s a free update for users, but if you don’t already have PatchWorld, it’s on sale for over half off through January 6.

Everything in PatchWorld is now enabled for Hand Tracking, from exploring our ready-to-play worlds and community contributions to building your own instruments and immersive realms. Just a few examples of what you can do using gestures you already know:

  • Touch, hit, and tap items in the world using your index finger or open hand.
  • Make a fist to grab items or move around by “swimming.”
  • Pinch your fingers together to grab objects,
  • Tweak and trigger buttons, faders, and knobs using finger gestures.
  • Connect wires with virtual patch cords using your index finger and thumb.

Take a look at what you can do:

And here’s a tour of the gestures:

Natural gestures pair perfectly with Mixed Reality because they free your hands to play instruments, synths, and gear or work with tools like Ableton Live. You can combine your real-world studio and virtual PatchWorld creations in one fluid, creative environment.

Here’s an example of our friend Martin Delaney jamming in Mixed Reality with Hand Tracking for the very first time:

We can’t wait to see what you come up with. There’s more in this update, too:

  • An improved, refreshed interface, expanded World Portal features for jumping between Worlds, and easier navigation and movement.
  • More community sharing: Curate your own collaborative Playlists of Worlds, find other players and multiplayer Worlds more easily, and Like and share worlds.
  • An improved suggestion algorithm helps recommend new Worlds to discover.
  • There’s also a new 3D grid to help align objects when world-building, and you can add gravity and other physics behaviors using the new Make Physical Block.

That’s on top of recent updates, which added support for ReadyPlayerMe avatars, integration with popular music production tool Ableton Live, a Community Hub with weekly features and events, and expanded Multiplayer Sync for jamming with others. Take advantage of new OpenSoundControl (OSC) support for connecting to other apps.

Watch how you can use OSC to connect PatchWorld to your studio - thanks to Mr. Todd!

PatchWorld with Hand Tracking is available now as a free update for existing users on the Meta Quest Store. Users can sign up to Discord for tips, community, and exclusive access to the PatchMaker beta for advanced access to powerful creation tools. Through January 6, 2025, PatchWorld is on sale for $13.99 (reg.: $29.99) - a savings of over 50%.