Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Sarah J Fuelling

Babak Sayyadi

David Michael Lane

Gil Manalo

Kevin Charles Flick

Daniel M Sangster

Michael Becker

Santosh Shetty

Devon L Ellis

Amandu Wu

A control system comprises a control device comprising a programmable macro button, a memory containing view change settings, a driver program and a microprocessor. The driver program includes a view change output that is produced in response to actuation of the macro button and is based on the view change settings. The microprocessor is configured to move the orientation of the character view of the game environment from a beginning orientation to an ending orientation in response to the view change output. Also disclosed is a method of using a control system to move an orientation of a character view of a game environment in a video game.

Programmable movement of an orientation of a game character view of a game environment

A pointing device that can interface with a graphical user interface of a computer or other electronic device. The pointing device includes a body having an upper portion and an underside. Also included is a tracking assembly having at least one sensor to detect movement and output a control signal responsive to the detected movement. The pointing device further includes several customization features. The customization features include mechanical customization features and software customization features. At least some of the mechanical customization features are configured to be replaceable. Such replaceable customization features are releasably mechanically coupled to the pointing device body.

Pointing device with customization options

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Sarah J Fuelling