Patent ID: 8836500

Claim:
A system comprising: a disc-shaped physical interaction device having an internal cavity configured to releasably secure a handheld computing device, wherein: a device receptacle portion is configured to permit a user to toollessly, repeatedly remove and insert the handheld computing device from and into the device receptacle portion of the disc-shaped physical interaction device, such that a display of the handheld computing device is recessed in relation to a top surface of the disc-shaped physical interaction device and visible when inserted in the device receptacle portion, the disc-shaped physical interaction device comprises a base shaped to tilt the disc-shaped physical interaction device when a top surface of the disc-shaped physical interaction device is pressed by a user, and a processor of the handheld computing device is configured to execute instructions that cause the processor to perform the steps of: collecting sensor data associated with one or more interactions between a plurality of users and the disc-shaped physical interaction device, wherein the one or more interactions comprise at least one member selected from the group consisting of a spin, tilt, and a tap, determining an orientation of the disc-shaped physical interaction device based at least in part on the sensor data, and providing feedback to the plurality of users based at least in part on the determined orientation of the disc-shaped physical interaction device, wherein the feedback comprises at least one of audio, graphical, video, and tactile output.