1. A method, comprising: presenting, by a computer, multiple interactive items on a display coupled to the computer; receiving an input indicating a direction of a gaze of a user of the computer; selecting, in response to the gaze direction, one of the multiple interactive items; subsequent to selecting the one of the interactive items, receiving a sequence of three-dimensional (3D) maps containing at least a hand of the user; analyzing the 3D maps to detect a gesture performed by the user; and performing an operation on the selected interactive item in response to the gesture.