VRChat has brought hand-tracking to its societal VR level successful a caller update, letting users opt-in to the experimental diagnostic connected Quest 2 and Quest Pro.

“This isn’t conscionable the quality to usage your existent hands via the Quest’s almighty digit tracking—it besides means you don’t person to usage your controllers astatine each successful VRChat,” the workplace says, describing its caller 2022.4.1 patch. “You tin determination around, jump, and usage your menu, each with conscionable your hands.”

Check retired the intro video beneath to spot hand-tracking successful action:

For now, the hand-tracking strategy lone works connected VRChat via Quest 2 oregon Quest Pro successful standalone mode.

Notably, the workplace accidental this doesn’t widen to the PC VR mentation accessible via Quest Link/Airlink, Virtual Desktop, oregon different PC-connected solutions for now, which is owed to “platform and method restrictions,” VRChat says, though the workplace is presently looking into ways to get this aforesaid capableness connected the PC mentation of VRChat.

Probably the slightest intuitive power of the clump is jumping, which requires you to pat your thumb and ringing digit together. Granted, if you’re conscionable determination to chat and not parkour astir a user-built environment, the further immersion for you and your chap chatters ought to beryllium a beauteous large bonus.