A system and method for interactive tipping in a live streaming environment are disclosed. A viewer device displays, on a first interface, a representation of a tipping input, and displays, on a second interface, a live streaming session. During access to the live streaming session, a pointing operation is detected with respect to the representation of the tipping input, wherein the pointing operation comprises a gesture originating from a starting position within the first interface and directed toward outside the first interface. In response to the pointing operation, a tipping input associated with a host user of the live streaming session is activated. The system further generates visual effects rendered on the second interface based on the pointing operation, and maps kinematic parameters of the pointing operation to control instructions for an interactive device associated with the host user, thereby producing a physical response corresponding to the gesture.