Microsoft HoloLens Developer???s Guide

Learning the gestures

The usage of the device takes some getting used to. In the center of your view, you will see a tiny bright dot--this is your pointer. This dot will remain in the center of your view, so the only way to move it about is to move your head. A lot of first-time users of HoloLens will move their hands in front of the device as if they are trying to persuade the dot to move but that will not work. You need to look at something in order to interact with it.

There are two sorts of pointers in the default HoloLens world--one is the aforementioned dot, the other one is a circle. When the device sees your finger or hand in front of the sensors, it will let you know this and inform you that it is ready to receive commands--the dot ...