Dynamic Gesture Asset

DynamicGestureAsset defines the behavior and integration of a custom hand gesture used by the Dynamic Gesture system.

Once created, assign the asset to a Dynamic Gesture component to make the gesture available on the avatar.

Properties

GestureName

The display name of the gesture shown in the VRChat expression menu.

GestureIcon

The icon shown alongside the gesture in the VRChat expression menu.

MotionType

Defines how the assigned animation responds to GestureWeight.

Value	Description
BlendTree	Blends multiple clips based on GestureWeight.
MotionTime	Plays a single clip at the normalized time represented by GestureWeight.
Speed	Plays a single clip with playback speed scaled by GestureWeight.

OverrideGestures

Specifies which default VRChat gestures are replaced by this dynamic gesture at runtime.

Motion types

BlendTree

Use BlendTree when you want multiple poses or clips to blend smoothly based on hand openness.

• GestureWeight = 0.0 means the hand is fully open.
• GestureWeight = 1.0 means the hand is fully closed.

When to use it

Choose BlendTree when you need continuous interpolation between several poses instead of stepping through a single authored timeline.

MotionTime

Use MotionTime when the animation itself represents a progressive state and GestureWeight should scrub through the clip directly.

• GestureWeight maps from 0 to 1 across the clip’s normalized time.
• GestureWeight = 0.5 plays the middle of the animation.

Speed

Use Speed when the same animation should keep advancing, but at a playback rate that changes with GestureWeight.

• GestureWeight = 1.0 plays at full speed.
• Lower values slow the playback proportionally.

Advanced properties

TrackingType

The active gesture state automatically adds a VRCAnimatorTrackingControl behavior.

Value	Description
Tracking	Keeps VRChat finger tracking active while the gesture runs.
Animation	Disables tracking so the animation fully controls the fingers.

Recommendation

Use Animation when the gesture animation must override live finger tracking cleanly. Otherwise, tracking input can fight the authored motion.

IntroAnimation

IntroAnimation is optional. It plays once when entering the dynamic gesture state from a standard VRChat gesture.

Use it when a custom gesture needs a short transition before the main gesture loop takes over.

• Assign it per incoming VRChat gesture when needed.
• Use it for more natural transitions before the main gesture animation begins.