--- key: mechanic/phone-motion--family-pose type: mechanic id: phone-motion--family-pose lang: en title: Positions and discrete commands summary: >- Moving into a defined orientation triggers a discrete command. In Heads Up! tilting down marks a correct answer and tilting up passes the word. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-motion--family-pose/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/phone-motion--family-pose.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/phone-motion--family-pose.md aliases: [] tags: - Phone motion interactions - Mechanics catalog sourceIds: - source-52e48502e240574e sources: - id: source-52e48502e240574e title: Heads Up! url: 'https://apps.apple.com/us/app/heads-up/id623592465?uo=4' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: phone-motion id: family-pose title: Phone motion interactions url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/phone-motion/#family-pose' categoryIds: - section-1 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Positions and discrete commands description: >- Moving into a defined orientation triggers a discrete command. In Heads Up! tilting down marks a correct answer and tilting up passes the word. image: src: images/mechanics/touch-heads-up-1.webp width: 665 height: 1440 crop: x: 0 'y': 0 width: 665 height: 692 game: Heads Up! sourceUrl: 'https://apps.apple.com/us/app/heads-up/id623592465?uo=4' originalUrl: >- https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/4a/6c/32/4a6c323e-755f-3136-8f38-061f97340877/Screen2.jpg/720x1560bb.jpg credit: Warner Bros. rights: >- © Warner Bros.. Developer-distributed app screenshot; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: 'Heads Up!: tilting down confirms a correctly guessed word' alt: 'Heads Up!: tilting down confirms a correctly guessed word' markers: - x: 38 'y': 20 label: The arrow links a downward tilt to Correct tips: - Use separate entry and exit thresholds to avoid orientation chatter. examples: - title: Heads Up! url: 'https://apps.apple.com/us/app/heads-up/id623592465?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 --- # Positions and discrete commands id: phone-motion--family-pose type: mechanic key: mechanic/phone-motion--family-pose lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-motion--family-pose/ Moving into a defined orientation triggers a discrete command. In Heads Up! tilting down marks a correct answer and tilting up passes the word. ## At a glance ![Heads Up!: tilting down confirms a correctly guessed word](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/touch-heads-up-1.webp) [Heads Up!](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/heads-up/id623592465?uo=4) · © Warner Bros.. Developer-distributed app screenshot; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. 1. The arrow links a downward tilt to Correct - Use separate entry and exit thresholds to avoid orientation chatter. - [Heads Up!](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/heads-up/id623592465?uo=4) ## How it works The event occurs when entering a position, crossing a threshold, or holding a pose. ## Variants ### Variants and applications - Threshold command. Action: When crossing the corner threshold, one command is executed. Application: Evasion, lane change, yes/no answer, flipping. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer; Value: Sufficient for the specified simplified scenario under the described conditions. Limitations: Different thresholds for turning on and releasing are needed, otherwise the command will rattle. - Select a position or sector. Action: Several steady tilts correspond to different options. Application: Radial menu, select ability, direction, symbol or answer. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer; Value: Sufficient for the specified simplified scenario under the described conditions. Limitations: The number of sectors limits convenience; adjacent positions should be easily distinguishable. - Holding the pose. Action: The command is confirmed if the phone remains in the specified position for a long enough time. Application: Lock, ability activation, selection without touching, learning poses. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer; Value: Sufficient for the specified simplified scenario under the described conditions. Limitations: Show progress and take into account hand fluctuations; do not demand an exact angle without tolerance. - Return to neutral. Action: Returning after a gesture is considered a separate event. Application: Completing a move, releasing a lever, canceling preview, ready for the next gesture. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer; Value: Sufficient for the specified simplified scenario under the conditions described. Limitations: Neutral must be accessible from a comfortable grip and does not have to be horizontal. - Screen down or up. Action: The transition between two orientations changes the state of the application. Application: Pause, hide information, open a map, silence mode within the application. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer; Value: Sufficient for the specified simplified scenario under the described conditions. Limitations: Orientation does not prove contact with the table; Automatic OS actions depend on the platform. - 180° flip. Action: Changing the direction of the gravity vector in the phone axes switches the side or rule. Application: Flipping the card, changing gravity, alternative world, new round. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer; Value: Sufficient for the specified simplified scenario under the described conditions. Limitations: Rotation of a flat phone on a table around the vertical is not defined this way; this is a different gesture... - Portrait ↔ album. Action: Persistent change in orientation enables a different mode of presentation or interaction. Application: Map vs. Dashboard, Reading vs. Game, Tool Change. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer; Value: Sufficient for the specified simplified scenario under the described conditions. Limitations: The orientation of the interface must be consistent with the system rotation lock and the available API. - Sequence of poses. Action: The application checks the order of several distinguishable orientations. Application: Code lock, dance combination, spell, training sequence. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer; Value: Sufficient for the specified simplified scenario under the described conditions. Limitations: Requires timeouts and visible feedback; such a gesture should not be considered a strong password. ## 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. - [Heads Up!](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/heads-up/id623592465?uo=4) (id: source-52e48502e240574e) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors