In playing a media content, a repetitive gesture cycle record includes a gesture type, an orientation, a first gesture cycle record for a first gesture cycle, and a second gesture cycle record for a second gesture cycle. The first gesture cycle record includes a first span of 3D coordinates for the first gesture cycle and a first speed. The second gesture cycle record includes a second span of 3D coordinates for the second gesture cycle and a second speed. The first gesture cycle attributes match second gesture cycle attributes. The gesture type and a media type of the media content is compared with a plurality of actions. The gesture type and the media type match a given action, and the given action is applied on a presentation of the media content according to the orientation, the first span, the first speed, the second span, and the second speed.