VIRTUALIZED PHYSICAL CONTROLLER

Described herein are techniques for implementing a virtualized physical controller. The techniques may include receiving user input(s) on a touchscreen display of a user device, including a first touch from which can define a primary input region and one or more secondary touches offset from the first which can define or more secondary input regions arranged adjacent to the primary input region. The input regions are associated with respective input mechanisms or commands in the configuration data. While the configuration data is implemented, the touchscreen display can monitor for touches, detect touch input in the configured regions, and generate activation data for each input mechanism or command in response to touch. The positions and shapes of the input regions may be iteratively redefined as touch input is monitored on the touchscreen display.