--- key: mechanic/phone-motion--family-steady type: mechanic id: phone-motion--family-steady lang: en title: 'Stillness, balance and precision' summary: >- The player reduces deviation from a target orientation. RIDGID Level’s central indicator shows how closely the phone is levelled. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-motion--family-steady/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/phone-motion--family-steady.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/phone-motion--family-steady.md aliases: [] tags: - Phone motion interactions - Mechanics catalog sourceIds: - source-bbdbf2272abeb5db sources: - id: source-bbdbf2272abeb5db title: RIDGID Level url: 'https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ridgid-level/id444491222?uo=4' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: phone-motion id: family-steady title: Phone motion interactions url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/phone-motion/#family-steady' categoryIds: - section-1 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: 'Stillness, balance and precision' description: >- The player reduces deviation from a target orientation. RIDGID Level’s central indicator shows how closely the phone is levelled. image: src: images/mechanics/motion-ridgid-level-3.webp width: 720 height: 405 game: RIDGID Level sourceUrl: 'https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ridgid-level/id444491222?uo=4' originalUrl: >- https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple113/v4/12/7b/99/127b9912-1872-21d4-c607-9596ce0cad8c/mzl.yiqsoqzk.png/720x1560bb.jpg credit: RIDGID Software Solutions rights: >- © RIDGID Software Solutions. Publisher-distributed App Store screenshot; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: 'RIDGID Level: aligning the indicator with the center' alt: 'RIDGID Level: aligning the indicator with the center' markers: - x: 50 'y': 50 label: The central target helps correct device tilt tips: - Set orientation tolerance and hold duration with sensor noise in mind. examples: - title: RIDGID Level url: 'https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ridgid-level/id444491222?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 --- # Stillness, balance and precision id: phone-motion--family-steady type: mechanic key: mechanic/phone-motion--family-steady lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/phone-motion--family-steady/ The player reduces deviation from a target orientation. RIDGID Level’s central indicator shows how closely the phone is levelled. ## At a glance ![RIDGID Level: aligning the indicator with the center](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/motion-ridgid-level-3.webp) [RIDGID Level](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ridgid-level/id444491222?uo=4) · © RIDGID Software Solutions. Publisher-distributed App Store screenshot; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. 1. The central target helps correct device tilt - Set orientation tolerance and hold duration with sensor noise in mind. - [RIDGID Level](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ridgid-level/id444491222?uo=4) ## How it works The user controls the quality of movement: holds, stabilizes, drives smoothly or freezes in time. ## Variants ### Variants and applications - Fading. Action: Low variability of signals over a window of time is considered to fulfill the condition. Application: “Freeze”, stealth, waiting, stopping a dangerous mechanism. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer + gyroscope; Meaning: A bunch of sensors for orientation, rotation and separation of movement from gravity. Limitations: Low sensor activity does not prove absolute rest: uniform movement is not visible; A gyroscope is needed for rotation. - Sight with reassurance. Action: The more stable the orientation, the higher the accuracy or the faster the scale fills. Application: Sniper shot, photography, scanning, beam hold. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer + gyroscope; Meaning: A bunch of sensors for orientation, rotation, and separating motion from gravity. Limitations: This is a gaming stability assessment; Don't promise it will improve the real camera... - Horizontal balance. Action: The phone must be held close to the selected plane. Application: Tray, balancing platform, level, fragile load. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer; Value: Sufficient for the specified simplified scenario under the described conditions. Limitations: Select tolerance and allow convenient calibration; when moving the body, AG is better. - Uncomfortable preset position. Action: Target orientation is different from the usual neutral. Application: Tightrope walker's balance, holding a key in a lock, position puzzle. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer; Value: Sufficient for the specified simplified scenario under the described conditions. Limitations: Do not require extreme positions of the hand; increase the accuracy of the rule, not the amplitude of the gesture. - Following a moving target. Action: The player smoothly guides the orientation of the phone following the target angle. Application: Wiring an antenna, catching the wind, repeating a gesture, kinetic music. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer + gyroscope; Meaning: Bundle of sensors for orientation, rotation and separation of motion from gravity. Limitations: Compare angle and time to tolerance; do not turn the filter delay into a penalty. - Compensation for disturbances. Action: The game changes the virtual balance, and the user responds with a counter tilt. Application: Storm, shaky bridge, load on a platform, balancing robot. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer; Value: Sufficient for the specified simplified scenario under the described conditions. Limitations: Disturbances are generated by the simulation; the sensor does not measure the forces acting on the virtual load. - Careful carrying. Action: The task limits sudden movements and unwanted tilt at the same time. Application: Carry a virtual cup, bomb, sleeping animal, unstable sample. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer + gyroscope; Meaning: Bundle of sensors for orientation, rotation and separation of motion from gravity. Limitations: Test relative smoothness and orientation; The carrying distance is not known separately. - Stop on signal. Action: Before the signal, movement is allowed, after it you need to quickly reduce activity. Application: “Red light”, musical statues, reaction to danger, stop mechanism. Sensors: Name: Accelerometer + gyroscope; Meaning: Bundle of sensors for orientation, rotation and separation of motion from gravity. Limitations: Provide a response window and evaluate residual motion; A single zero count is not enough. ## 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. - [RIDGID Level](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ridgid-level/id444491222?uo=4) (id: source-bbdbf2272abeb5db) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors