# Gestures and animations Gestures and animations are a key part of how people communicate with each other. Avatars in Polyversity can select from pre-configured gestures or upload their own to their inventory. Gestures are pre-rigged short animations that can be played either using keyboard shortcuts or selected from the inventory. These gestures will allow the avatar to wave to others, strike a pose, dance or do pretty much anything they can in the real world. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://lightpaper.polyversity.io/polyversity-light-paper/avatars/gestures-and-animations.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.