Players Don’t Read. They Copy a Hand.

The Guide Hand in a playable ad: it taps, drags, holds or circles on the real object, hides on the first touch and comes back when the player stalls.

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  • Published Sep 30, 2026

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The Guide Hand object in Playable Ads Maker performs the gesture on the thing you point it at - tap, double tap, press and hold, drag, swipe or a circle. The full tutorial walks every setting.

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Transcript

Players don't read instructions. They copy a hand. This one taps the gift until I touch the screen, gets out of the way, and comes back when I stop.

Drag is for moving something. Point it at the coins, and set Drag to the piggy bank. The hand carries them across, and a dotted path shows the way.

Press and hold keeps the finger down while a ring fills. That says hold to claim, without a single word.

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Draw a circle traces a loop around the spot. That's for scratch cards, or rubbing something clean.

Three: always let it come back. The player who stalls is the one who needs it most.

That's the Guide Hand. See you in the next video!

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