--- key: mechanic/phone-motion--family-combined type: mechanic id: phone-motion--family-combined lang: en title: Compound gestures and other input channels summary: >- Touch establishes intent while movement changes a game parameter. In Bounden both players retain screen contact while rotating the phone together. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-motion--family-combined/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/phone-motion--family-combined.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/phone-motion--family-combined.md aliases: - Combined gestures and input channels tags: - Phone motion interactions - Mechanics catalog sourceIds: - source-629f2c2eea7fbe60 sources: - id: source-629f2c2eea7fbe60 title: Bounden url: 'https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bounden/id850456491?uo=4' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: phone-motion id: family-combined title: Phone motion interactions url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/phone-motion/#family-combined' categoryIds: - section-1 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Combined gestures and input channels description: >- Touch establishes intent while movement changes a game parameter. In Bounden both players retain screen contact while rotating the phone together. image: src: images/mechanics/input-bounden-0.webp width: 720 height: 1280 crop: x: 0 'y': 0 width: 720 height: 1110 game: Bounden sourceUrl: 'https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bounden/id850456491?uo=4' originalUrl: >- https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource126/v4/63/97/6e/63976ed5-f550-de02-5746-9347662485dd/3135f553-ed89-497f-ac8c-6dce738a7dbf_1.png/720x1560bb.jpg credit: Adriaan de Jongh rights: >- Imagery © Adriaan de Jongh. Developer-distributed screenshot or frame; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: 'Bounden: the developer’s diagram of holding opposite screen ends' alt: 'Bounden: the developer’s diagram of holding opposite screen ends' markers: - x: 50 'y': 49 label: Both players retain contact while moving the shared phone tips: - >- Separate start, active-motion and completion conditions for a combined gesture. examples: - title: Bounden url: 'https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bounden/id850456491?uo=4' 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-motion --- # Compound gestures and other input channels id: phone-motion--family-combined type: mechanic key: mechanic/phone-motion--family-combined lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-motion--family-combined/ Touch establishes intent while movement changes a game parameter. In Bounden both players retain screen contact while rotating the phone together. ## At a glance ![Bounden: the developer’s diagram of holding opposite screen ends](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/input-bounden-0.webp) [Bounden](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bounden/id850456491?uo=4) · Imagery © Adriaan de Jongh. Developer-distributed screenshot or frame; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. 1. Both players retain contact while moving the shared phone - Separate start, active-motion and completion conditions for a combined gesture. - [Bounden](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bounden/id850456491?uo=4) ## How it works Touch, time, voice, and app state help set intent and avoid accidental triggers. ## Variants ### Variants and applications - Touch allows movement. Action: Motion input is valid only while the on-screen button is held down. Application: Control without random gestures, aiming, working with a virtual instrument. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer; Value: Sufficient for the specified simplified scenario under the described conditions. Limitations: For rotational actions, add G; releasing should immediately end the active phase. - Tilt selects, touch confirms. Action: Position changes the current selection, the finger performs the action. Application: Radial menu, aim and shot, resource selection, configuration and application. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer; Value: Sufficient for the specified simplified scenario under the described conditions. Limitations: Separate preview and execution; The selection should not jump when pressed. - Touch holds a point, tilt acts around it. Action: The finger sets a virtual support, and the movement of the phone changes the forces or deformation. Application: Suspend an object, pull a membrane, create a swing, rotate a part around the support. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer; Value: Sufficient for the specified simplified scenario under the described conditions. Limitations: The support exists on the screen; This is a rule of the model, not a measurement of the fulcrum in the real world. - A chain of different gestures. Action: The game awaits the stages: shake, tilt, hold, stop. Application: Potion preparation, repair, complex spell, mini-production process. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer + gyroscope; Meaning: A bunch of sensors for orientation, rotation, and separating motion from gravity. Limitations: Explicitly show the current stage, allowed transitions, and how to start over. - Gesture to the allowed window. Action: The same gesture gives results only at the right moment. Application: Parrying, musical accent, catching, reaction to a command. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer; Value: Sufficient for the specified simplified scenario under the described conditions. Limitations: Consider timestamps; The window should include interface delays and device differences. - A gesture changes its meaning depending on its condition. Action: Context determines the meaning of the movement: one input serves several actions. Application: Shake the box before opening, shake off debris after; tilt the container only during pouring. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer; Value: Sufficient for the specified simplified scenario under the conditions described. Limitations: Feedback must explain the active value in advance, otherwise the input will appear unpredictable. - Voice and movement. Action: Speech selects an action or object, movement sets the moment and parameter. Application: Cast a spell and wave, name an instrument and use it, musical improvisation. Sensors: Name: Motion + microphone; Meaning: Combined input with a separate audio channel. Limitations: Requires microphone and recognition or audio threshold; This is a separate channel, not an accelerometer function. - Pose and external context. Action: Motion is taken into account along with the proximity, illumination or visibility of the object. Application: Props at the ear, hidden hint, look and turn response, tabletop interactive. Sensors: Name: Motion + other sensor; Meaning: Additional signal availability is checked on the target platform. Limitations: Corresponding sensors/APIs may not be available; Orientation alone does not prove proximity to a person. ## Context and limits 96 mechanics and scenarios; Basic gestures, control schemes and derived applications are separated into layers. Examples are design ideas other than individually confirmed 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. - [Bounden](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bounden/id850456491?uo=4) (id: source-629f2c2eea7fbe60) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors