Abstract: A controller device for interacting in a virtual environment includes a wristband configured to be worn by a user, a body releasably secured to the wristband, an inertial measurement unit (IMU) positioned within the body, a processor in communication with the IMU positioned within the body and in communication with the virtual environment, and a memory in communication with the processor. The memory includes instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause it to determine that the body is in a resting position, detect, by the IMU, a first rotation of the body in a first direction to a first position, and detect, by the IMU, a second rotation of the body in a second direction to a second position. The first and second rotations of the body correspond to first and second actions within the virtual environment.