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:
• receive first user input associated with a hand of a first avatar in a 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;
• detect a collision 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;
• and
• identify a collaborative gesture based on the detected collision, the first gesture state, and the second gesture state;
• and
• wherein the second endpoint system comprises one or more computing devices programmed to:
• 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 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;
• and
• identify a collaborative gesture based on the detected collision, the first gesture state, and the second gesture state.