# How to Add a Follow Interaction to a 3D Object (https://academy.spline.design/tutorials/how-to-add-a-follow-interaction-to-a-3d-object)

> A video tutorial from the Spline Academy.

- Product: Spline 3D
- Level: beginner
- Duration: 6 min 18 s
- Published: 2023-01-10
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQe5Ae16rE8
- Part of: [Animation & Interactions in Spline](https://academy.spline.design/collections/animation-interactions-in-spline.md)

## About this tutorial

Hello! In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the Follow event in Spline to create interactions on which objects follow the mouse or other objects to simulate trail effects or delay movements.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQe5Ae16rE8&t=0s) Intro
- [0:27](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQe5Ae16rE8&t=27s) Understanding the follow event
- [2:22](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQe5Ae16rE8&t=142s) Creating the secondary follow-effects
- [4:06](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQe5Ae16rE8&t=246s) Adding the text
- [4:41](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQe5Ae16rE8&t=281s) Follow and transitions
- [5:37](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQe5Ae16rE8&t=337s) Follow and the game controls

## Related documentation

- [Follow Event](https://docs.spline.design/interaction-states-events-and-actions/events/follow-event)
- [Game Controls Event](https://docs.spline.design/interaction-states-events-and-actions/events/game-controls-event)