Patent ID: 8882597

Claim:
A controller for interacting with a video game, comprising: a first portion including a first handle, and a first geometric object defined at an end of the first handle; a second portion including a second handle and a second geometric object defined at an end of the second handle; wherein the first portion or the second portion includes a connection sensor for determining whether the controller is in a connected configuration defined by joining of the first portion and the second portion, or a disconnected configuration defined by non-joining of the first portion and the second portion; and wherein the first geometric object and the second geometric object are positioned substantially adjacent to each other when the controller is in the connected configuration; wherein the connected configuration triggers determination of an input value based on at least one internal motion sensor of the first portion or the second portion; wherein the disconnected configuration triggers determination of the input value based on a combination of independently tracked locations of the first and second geometric objects.