Tracking hand gestures for interactive game control in augmented reality

An interactive game presentation system, comprising:

• an eyewear device comprising a processor, a memory, a hand tracking utility, and a display;
• programming in said memory, wherein execution of said programming by said processor configured said eyewear device to perform functions, including functions to:
• capture frames of video data with said camera, wherein each frame of video data comprises depth information for a plurality of pixels;
• present a game clock on said display at a location establishing a field of play, wherein said field of play is persistently viewable as an overlay relative to a physical environment, independent of movement of said eyewear device, and wherein said game clock is configured to increment from a start time to a final time;
• detect in said frames of video data, with said hand tracking utility, a final hand shape associated with said final time;
• present on said display a final virtual game piece based on said detected final hand shape;
• broadcast wirelessly said final virtual game piece;
• detect an opposing final virtual game piece;
• and
• present on said display a game score based on said final virtual game piece versus said opposing final virtual game piece.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program code which, when executed, is operative to cause an electronic processor to perform the steps of:

• capturing frames of video data with a camera, wherein each frame of video data comprises depth information for a plurality of pixels, and wherein said camera is coupled to an eyewear device comprising a processor, a memory, a hand tracking utility, and a display;
• presenting a game clock on said display at a location establishing a field of play, wherein said field of play is persistently viewable as an overlay relative to a physical environment, independent of movement of said eyewear device, and wherein said game clock is configured to increment from a start time to a final time;
• detecting in said frames of video data, with said hand tracking utility, a final hand shape associated with said final time;
• presenting on said display a final virtual game piece based on said detected final hand shape;
• broadcasting wirelessly said final virtual game piece;
• detecting an opposing final virtual game piece;
• and
• presenting on said display a game score based on said final virtual game piece versus said opposing final virtual game piece.