Physical gesture input configuration for interactive software and video games

Technologies are described for configuring user input using physical gestures. For example, a user can be prompted to perform a physical gesture to assign to a software application command (e.g., an action within a video game or a command in another type of application). In response, a physical gesture can be received from the user via a physical gesture input device. The received physical gesture can then be associated with the software application command so that when the user performs the physical gesture the software application command can be initiated.