--- key: mechanic/phone-camera--family-face-head type: mechanic id: phone-camera--family-face-head lang: en title: Face and head position summary: >- Head position controls a pointer. iOS Head Tracking uses the camera for pointer motion and dwell for actions; it does not establish identity. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-camera--family-face-head/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/phone-camera--family-face-head.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/phone-camera--family-face-head.md aliases: [] tags: - Phone camera interactions - Mechanics catalog sourceIds: - source-17820b3f136aa433 - source-778351bee9d86030 sources: - id: source-17820b3f136aa433 title: MediaPipe Face Landmarker url: >- https://developers.google.com/edge/mediapipe/solutions/vision/face_landmarker verifiedAt: null - id: source-778351bee9d86030 title: Head Tracking (iOS) url: >- https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/control-iphone-with-the-movement-of-your-head-iph9c3dc17cf/ios verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: phone-camera id: family-face-head title: Phone camera interactions url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/phone-camera/#family-face-head' categoryIds: - section-1 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Face and head position description: >- Head position controls a pointer. iOS Head Tracking uses the camera for pointer motion and dwell for actions; it does not establish identity. image: src: images/mechanics/camera-apple-head-tracking.webp width: 490 height: 1008 crop: x: 25 'y': 105 width: 440 height: 815 game: Head Tracking (iOS) sourceUrl: >- https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/control-iphone-with-the-movement-of-your-head-iph9c3dc17cf/ios originalUrl: >- https://ipcdn-web.apple.com/assets/v2/web/e44793cc-1a1a-4ac0-a00b-345b478691f8 credit: Apple rights: >- © Apple. Official documentation or publisher-distributed image; respective rights retained. Excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: 'iOS Head Tracking: enabled tracking and the AssistiveTouch menu' alt: 'iOS Head Tracking: enabled tracking and the AssistiveTouch menu' markers: - x: 76 'y': 19 label: Head Tracking is enabled to track head movement tips: - 'Account for drift, sensitivity and a way to pause the pointer.' examples: - title: Head Tracking (iOS) url: >- https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/control-iphone-with-the-movement-of-your-head-iph9c3dc17cf/ios endsAt: null provenance: >- Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/phone-camera --- # Face and head position id: phone-camera--family-face-head type: mechanic key: mechanic/phone-camera--family-face-head lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-camera--family-face-head/ Head position controls a pointer. iOS Head Tracking uses the camera for pointer motion and dwell for actions; it does not establish identity. ## At a glance ![iOS Head Tracking: enabled tracking and the AssistiveTouch menu](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/camera-apple-head-tracking.webp) [Head Tracking (iOS)](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/control-iphone-with-the-movement-of-your-head-iph9c3dc17cf/ios) · © Apple. Official documentation or publisher-distributed image; respective rights retained. Excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0. 1. Head Tracking is enabled to track head movement - Account for drift, sensitivity and a way to pause the pointer. - [Head Tracking (iOS)](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/control-iphone-with-the-movement-of-your-head-iph9c3dc17cf/ios) ## How it works The front camera becomes a pose and presence controller. Facial landmarks do not confirm identity. Face size approximation; turning your head does not give you a point of view on the screen. ## Variants ### Variants and applications - Presence of a person. Action: Appear in front of the camera or exit the frame to enable the game state. Application: Hide and seek, personal scene entry, interactive mirror. Technologies: Recognition or machine learning model. - Head position. Action: Move your head in the frame and control the character or cursor. Application: Contactless arkanoid, evasion, accessibility interface. Technologies: Recognition or machine learning model. - Turn to the sides. Action: Turn your head left and right to select direction. Application: Steering, response selection, view control. Technologies: Recognition or machine learning model. - Head tilt. Action: Tilt your head to your shoulder and change a continuous parameter. Application: Balance, flight, tilt of a virtual surface. Technologies: Recognition or machine learning model. - Nod or denial. Action: Perform a sequence of tilts or turns for a discrete command. Application: Dialogue, confirmation, rhythm game. Technologies: Recognition or machine learning model. - Approaching face. Action: Change the visible scale of the face relative to the calibration. Application: Inflating a virtual bubble, zoom, comic transformation. Technologies: Recognition or machine learning model. - Maintaining head posture. Action: Stay in the desired angle range for a given time. Application: Balancing game, beam holding, precise targeting. Technologies: Recognition or machine learning model. - Several faces. Action: Gather the required number of participants in the frame and evaluate their location. Application: Group portrait quest, cooperative gate, party game. Technologies: Recognition or machine learning model. ## Context and limits Games, learning, creativity and interactive applications. Author's systematization of game rules based on proven technical capabilities. Examples are application ideas and not statements of released products. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. - [MediaPipe Face Landmarker](https://developers.google.com/edge/mediapipe/solutions/vision/face_landmarker) (id: source-17820b3f136aa433) - [Head Tracking (iOS)](https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/control-iphone-with-the-movement-of-your-head-iph9c3dc17cf/ios) (id: source-778351bee9d86030) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors