Systems and methods for detecting collaborative virtual gestures

A system comprising:

• a first endpoint system;
• and
• a second endpoint system;
• wherein the first endpoint system comprises one or more computing devices programmed to:
• display a shared virtual environment in a view associated with the first endpoint system;
• receive first user input associated with a hand of a first avatar in the shared virtual environment;
• calculate, based on the first user input, first motion for the hand of the first avatar;
• determine, based on the first user input, a first gesture state for the hand of the first avatar;
• transmit first location change notifications and a representation of the first gesture state for the hand of the first avatar;
• receive second location change notifications and a representation of a second gesture state for a hand of a second avatar in the shared virtual environment;
• detect a collision in the shared virtual environment between the hand of the first avatar and the hand of the second avatar based on the first location change notifications and the second location change notifications;
• identify a collaborative gesture based on the detected collision, the first gesture state, and the second gesture state;
• and
• display the identified collaborative gesture in the view associated with the first endpoint system;
• and
• wherein the second endpoint system comprises one or more computing devices programmed to:
• display the shared virtual environment in a view associated with the second endpoint system that differs from view associated with the first endpoint system;
• receive second user input associated with the hand of the second avatar in the shared virtual environment;
• calculate, based on the second user input, second motion for the hand of the second avatar;
• determine, based on the second user input, the second gesture state for the hand of the second avatar;
• transmit the second location change notifications for the hand of the first avatar and the representation of the second gesture state;
• receive the first location change notifications and a representation of the first gesture state for the hand of the first avatar;
• detect a collision in the shared virtual environment between the hand of the first avatar and the hand of the second avatar based on the first location change notifications and the second location change notifications;
• identify a collaborative gesture based on the detected collision, the first gesture state, and the second gesture state;
• and
• display the identified collaborative gesture in the view associated with the second endpoint system.