Gaming controller
A controller for interfacing with an interactive application is provided, including: a housing defined by a main body, a first extension extending from a first end of the main body, and a second extension extending from a second end of the main body, the first extension and the second extension for holding by a first hand and a second hand of a user, respectively; an input device positioned along a top surface of the main body; a touch-sensitive panel defined along the top surface of the main body.
1. A controller for interfacing with an interactive application, comprising:
a housing defined by a main body, a first extension extending from a first end of the main body, and a second extension extending from a second end of the main body, the first extension and the second extension for holding by a first hand and a second hand of a user, respectively;
a touch-sensitive panel defined along the top surface of the main body;
a button positioned along a top surface of the main body, the button being configured to activate a sharing interface for sharing recorded gameplay to a social graph of a user;
a tracking panel defined along a front side surface of the main body; and
a light defined in the main body for illuminating the tracking panel.
2. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the tracking panel is defined from a translucent material.
3. The controller of claim 1 , wherein sharing recorded gameplay includes sharing one or more of an image or a video clip.
4. The controller of claim 1 , wherein sharing recorded gameplay includes streaming a live video feed of a user's gameplay.
5. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the recorded gameplay is defined by a portion of buffered video of the user's gameplay.
6. The controller of claim 1 , further comprising one or more input devices positioned along a top surface of the main body, wherein the one or more input devices are selected from the group consisting of a joystick, a button, and a directional pad.
7. The controller of claim 1 , further comprising one or more of an accelerometer, a gyroscope, or a magnetometer.
8. The controller of claim 1 , further comprising a speaker positioned along the top surface of the main body.
9. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the tracking panel is configured to be visually tracked to determine a location and/or an orientation of the controller.
10. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the tracking panel defines a light bar.
11. A controller for interfacing with an interactive application, comprising:
a housing defined by a main body, a first extension extending from a first end of the main body, and a second extension extending from a second end of the main body, the first extension and the second extension for holding by a first hand and a second hand of a user, respectively;
a touch-sensitive panel defined along the top surface of the main body;
a button positioned along a top surface of the main body, the button being configured to activate a sharing interface for sharing content to at least one friend of a social graph of a user;
a tracking panel defined along a front side surface of the main body; and
a light defined in the main body for illuminating the tracking panel.
12. The controller of claim 11 , wherein the tracking panel is defined from a translucent material.
13. The controller of claim 11 , wherein sharing content includes sharing one or more of an image or a video clip.
14. The controller of claim 11 , wherein sharing content includes streaming a live video feed of a user's gameplay.
15. The controller of claim 11 , wherein the content is defined by a portion of buffered video of the user's gameplay.
16. The controller of claim 11 , further comprising one or more input devices positioned along a top surface of the main body, wherein the one or more input devices are selected from the group consisting of a joystick, a button, and a directional pad.
17. The controller of claim 11 , further comprising one or more of an accelerometer, a gyroscope, or a magnetometer.
18. The controller of claim 11 , further comprising a speaker positioned along the top surface of the main body.
19. The controller of claim 11 , wherein the tracking panel is configured to be visually tracked to determine a location and/or an orientation of the controller.
20. The controller of claim 11 , wherein the tracking panel defines a light bar.