Patent ID: 8562433

Claim:
A controller for interfacing with a computer program executed on a computing system that processes image data captured of an interfacing space that is defined in front of a display, the controller comprising: a controller body having at least one button for communicating input data wirelessly to the computing system, the controller body configured to be held by a hand of a user, the controller body further including an accelerometer for sensing translational and rotational movement; a spherical object connected to one end of the controller body, the spherical object defined from a translucent material; and illumination means for illuminating the spherical object from within the spherical object, the illumination means configured to light up the translucent material in one or more colors; wherein the controller body includes wireless communication circuitry; wherein the illumination means is defined from a light emitting diode (LED) device; wherein the LED device is activated depending on data received from the computing system during execution of the computer program, the activation occurring in response to an action interpreted by the computer program during execution.