System and method for temporal manipulation in virtual environments

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• recording changes made in a virtual reality (VR) environment involving a user, thereby creating a recorded content;
• detecting a first revolution gesture performed by the user with a first and a second hand tracking device, the first and second hand tracking devices being configured to provide position information associated with a first and a second hand of the user, the first revolution gesture including the first and second hand tracking devices revolving in a circular motion about a common axis;
• stopping the recording based on said detecting of the first revolution gesture;
• rewinding through the recorded content based on the first revolution gesture;
• and
• during the rewinding, displaying the recorded content in the VR environment, the displaying including altering the VR environment based on the recorded content.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• recording changes made in a virtual reality (VR) environment involving a user, thereby creating a recorded content;
• detecting a first revolution gesture performed by the user with a first and a second hand tracking device, the first and second hand tracking devices being configured to provide position information associated with a first and a second hand of the user, the first revolution gesture including the first and second hand tracking devices revolving in a circular motion about a common axis;
• stopping the recording based on said detecting of the first revolution gesture;
• rewinding through the recorded content based on the first revolution gesture;
• and
• during the rewinding, displaying the recorded content in the VR environment, the displaying including altering the VR environment based on the recorded content.