diff --git a/examples/lookWithMouse.js b/examples/lookWithMouse.js
index f404019bc1..460663c054 100644
--- a/examples/lookWithMouse.js
+++ b/examples/lookWithMouse.js
@@ -9,29 +9,36 @@
 //
 //
 
+var alwaysLook = true; // if you want the mouse look to happen only when you click, change this to false
 var isMouseDown = false;
 var lastX = 0;
 var lastY = 0;
 var yawFromMouse = 0;
 var pitchFromMouse = 0;
+var wantDebugging = false;
 
 function mousePressEvent(event) {
-    print("mousePressEvent event.x,y=" + event.x + ", " + event.y);
+    if (wantDebugging) {
+        print("mousePressEvent event.x,y=" + event.x + ", " + event.y);
+    }
     isMouseDown = true;
     lastX = event.x;
     lastY = event.y;
 }
 
 function mouseReleaseEvent(event) {
-    print("mouseReleaseEvent event.x,y=" + event.x + ", " + event.y);
+    if (wantDebugging) {
+        print("mouseReleaseEvent event.x,y=" + event.x + ", " + event.y);
+    }
     isMouseDown = false;
 }
 
 function mouseMoveEvent(event) {
-    print("mouseMoveEvent event.x,y=" + event.x + ", " + event.y);
+    if (wantDebugging) {
+        print("mouseMoveEvent event.x,y=" + event.x + ", " + event.y);
+    }
 
-    if (isMouseDown) {
-        print("isMouseDown... attempting to change pitch...");
+    if (alwaysLook || isMouseDown) {
         var MOUSE_YAW_SCALE = -0.25;
         var MOUSE_PITCH_SCALE = -12.5;
         var FIXED_MOUSE_TIMESTEP = 0.016;
@@ -43,12 +50,26 @@ function mouseMoveEvent(event) {
 }
 
 function update() {
+    if (wantDebugging) {
+        print("update()...");
+    }
     // rotate body yaw for yaw received from mouse
-    MyAvatar.orientation = Quat.multiply(MyAvatar.orientation, Quat.fromVec3( { x: 0, y: yawFromMouse, z: 0 } ));
+    var newOrientation = Quat.multiply(MyAvatar.orientation, Quat.fromVec3( { x: 0, y: yawFromMouse, z: 0 } ));
+    if (wantDebugging) {
+        print("changing orientation"
+            + " [old]MyAvatar.orientation="+MyAvatar.orientation.x + "," + MyAvatar.orientation.y + "," 
+            + MyAvatar.orientation.z + "," + MyAvatar.orientation.w
+            + " newOrientation="+newOrientation.x + "," + newOrientation.y + "," + newOrientation.z + "," + newOrientation.w);
+    }
+    MyAvatar.orientation = newOrientation;
     yawFromMouse = 0;
 
     // apply pitch from mouse
-    MyAvatar.headPitch = MyAvatar.headPitch + pitchFromMouse;
+    var newPitch = MyAvatar.headPitch + pitchFromMouse;
+    if (wantDebugging) {
+        print("changing pitch [old]MyAvatar.headPitch="+MyAvatar.headPitch+ " newPitch="+newPitch);
+    }
+    MyAvatar.headPitch = newPitch;
     pitchFromMouse = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/lookWithTouch.js b/examples/lookWithTouch.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb54a055c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/lookWithTouch.js
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+//
+//  lookWithTouch.js
+//  hifi
+//
+//  Created by Brad Hefta-Gaub on 1/28/14.
+//  Copyright (c) 2014 HighFidelity, Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+//  This is an example script that demonstrates use of the Controller class
+//
+//
+
+var lastX = 0;
+var lastY = 0;
+var yawFromMouse = 0;
+var pitchFromMouse = 0;
+var wantDebugging = false;
+
+function touchBeginEvent(event) {
+    if (wantDebugging) {
+        print("touchBeginEvent event.x,y=" + event.x + ", " + event.y);
+    }
+    lastX = event.x;
+    lastY = event.y;
+}
+
+function touchEndEvent(event) {
+    if (wantDebugging) {
+        print("touchEndEvent event.x,y=" + event.x + ", " + event.y);
+    }
+}
+
+function touchUpdateEvent(event) {
+    if (wantDebugging) {
+        print("touchUpdateEvent event.x,y=" + event.x + ", " + event.y);
+    }
+
+    var MOUSE_YAW_SCALE = -0.25;
+    var MOUSE_PITCH_SCALE = -12.5;
+    var FIXED_MOUSE_TIMESTEP = 0.016;
+    yawFromMouse += ((event.x - lastX) * MOUSE_YAW_SCALE * FIXED_MOUSE_TIMESTEP);
+    pitchFromMouse += ((event.y - lastY) * MOUSE_PITCH_SCALE * FIXED_MOUSE_TIMESTEP);
+    lastX = event.x;
+    lastY = event.y;
+}
+
+function update() {
+    // rotate body yaw for yaw received from mouse
+    var newOrientation = Quat.multiply(MyAvatar.orientation, Quat.fromVec3( { x: 0, y: yawFromMouse, z: 0 } ));
+    if (wantDebugging) {
+        print("changing orientation"
+            + " [old]MyAvatar.orientation="+MyAvatar.orientation.x + "," + MyAvatar.orientation.y + "," 
+            + MyAvatar.orientation.z + "," + MyAvatar.orientation.w
+            + " newOrientation="+newOrientation.x + "," + newOrientation.y + "," + newOrientation.z + "," + newOrientation.w);
+    }
+    MyAvatar.orientation = newOrientation;
+    yawFromMouse = 0;
+
+    // apply pitch from mouse
+    var newPitch = MyAvatar.headPitch + pitchFromMouse;
+    if (wantDebugging) {
+        print("changing pitch [old]MyAvatar.headPitch="+MyAvatar.headPitch+ " newPitch="+newPitch);
+    }
+    MyAvatar.headPitch = newPitch;
+    pitchFromMouse = 0;
+}
+
+// Map the mouse events to our functions
+Controller.touchBeginEvent.connect(touchBeginEvent);
+Controller.touchUpdateEvent.connect(touchUpdateEvent);
+Controller.touchEndEvent.connect(touchEndEvent);
+
+// disable the standard application for mouse events
+Controller.captureTouchEvents();
+
+function scriptEnding() {
+    // re-enabled the standard application for mouse events
+    Controller.releaseTouchEvents();
+}
+
+MyAvatar.bodyYaw = 0;
+MyAvatar.bodyPitch = 0;
+MyAvatar.bodyRoll = 0;
+
+// would be nice to change to update
+Script.willSendVisualDataCallback.connect(update);
+Script.scriptEnding.connect(scriptEnding);
diff --git a/examples/spaceInvadersExample.js b/examples/spaceInvadersExample.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c575cbcd76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/spaceInvadersExample.js
@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+//
+//  spaceInvadersExample.js
+//  hifi
+//
+//  Created by Brad Hefta-Gaub on 1/30/14.
+//  Copyright (c) 2014 HighFidelity, Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+//  This is an example script that demonstrates a simple space invaders style of game
+//
+
+var iteration = 0;
+
+var gameAt = { x: 10, y: 0, z: 10 };
+var gameSize = { x: 10, y: 20, z: 1 };
+var middleX = gameAt.x + (gameSize.x/2);
+var middleY = gameAt.y + (gameSize.y/2);
+
+var shipSize = 0.2;
+var missileSize = 0.1;
+var myShip;
+var myShipProperties;
+
+// create the rows of space invaders
+var invaders = new Array();
+var numberOfRows = 5;
+var invadersPerRow = 8;
+var emptyColumns = 2; // number of invader width columns not filled with invaders
+var invadersBottomCorner = { x: gameAt.x, y: middleY , z: gameAt.z };
+var rowHeight = ((gameAt.y + gameSize.y) - invadersBottomCorner.y) / numberOfRows;
+var columnWidth = gameSize.x / (invadersPerRow + emptyColumns);
+
+var missileFired = false;
+var myMissile;
+
+function initializeMyShip() {
+    myShipProperties = {
+                                position: { x: middleX , y: gameAt.y, z: gameAt.z },
+                                velocity: { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 },
+                                gravity: { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 },
+                                damping: 0,
+                                radius: shipSize,
+                                color: { red: 0, green: 255, blue: 0 },
+                                lifetime: 60 * 5 // 5 minutes
+                            };
+    myShip = Particles.addParticle(myShipProperties);
+}
+
+function initializeInvaders() {
+    for (var row = 0; row < numberOfRows; row++) {
+        invaders[row] = new Array();
+        for (var column = 0; column < invadersPerRow; column++) {
+            invaderPosition = { 
+                    x: invadersBottomCorner.x + (column * columnWidth),
+                    y: invadersBottomCorner.y + (row * rowHeight),
+                    z: invadersBottomCorner.z };
+
+        
+            invaders[row][column] = Particles.addParticle({
+                        position: invaderPosition,
+                        velocity: { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 },
+                        gravity: { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 },
+                        damping: 0,
+                        radius: shipSize,
+                        color: { red: 255, green: 0, blue: 0 },
+                        lifetime: 60 * 5 // 5 minutes
+                    });
+                
+            print("invaders[row][column].creatorTokenID=" + invaders[row][column].creatorTokenID);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+var invadersMovingRight = true;
+function moveInvaders() {
+    print("moveInvaders()...");
+    if (invadersMovingRight) {
+        invaderMoveX = 0.05;
+    } else {
+        invaderMoveX = -0.05;
+    }
+    for (var row = 0; row < numberOfRows; row++) {
+        for (var column = 0; column < invadersPerRow; column++) {
+            props = Particles.getParticleProperties(invaders[row][column]);
+            if (props.isKnownID) {
+                newPosition = { x: props.position.x + invaderMoveX, 
+                                y: props.position.y,
+                                z: props.position.z };
+                Particles.editParticle(invaders[row][column], { position: newPosition });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function update() {
+    print("updating space invaders... iteration="+iteration);
+    iteration++;
+    if ((iteration % 60) == 0) {
+        invadersMovingRight = !invadersMovingRight;
+    }
+    moveInvaders();
+}
+
+// register the call back so it fires before each data send
+Agent.willSendVisualDataCallback.connect(update);
+
+function endGame() {
+    print("ending game...");
+    Particles.deleteParticle(myShip);
+    print("endGame() ... Particles.deleteParticle(myShip)... myShip.id="+myShip.id);
+    for (var row = 0; row < numberOfRows; row++) {
+        for (var column = 0; column < invadersPerRow; column++) {
+            Particles.deleteParticle(invaders[row][column]);
+            print("endGame() ... Particles.deleteParticle(invaders[row][column])... invaders[row][column].id="+invaders[row][column].id);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // clean up our missile
+    if (missileFired) {
+        Particles.deleteParticle(myMissile);
+    }
+    Agent.stop();
+}
+
+function moveShipTo(position) {
+    myShip = Particles.identifyParticle(myShip);
+    Particles.editParticle(myShip, { position: position });
+}
+
+function fireMissile() {
+    // we only allow one missile at a time...
+    var canFire = false;
+
+    // If we've fired a missile, then check to see if it's still alive
+    if (missileFired) {
+        var missileProperties = Particles.getParticleProperties(myMissile);
+        print("missileProperties.isKnownID=" + missileProperties.isKnownID);
+    
+        if (!missileProperties.isKnownID) {
+            print("canFire = true");
+            canFire = true;
+        }    
+    } else {
+        canFire = true;
+    }
+    
+    if (canFire) {
+        print("firing missile");
+        var missilePosition = { x: myShipProperties.position.x, 
+                                y: myShipProperties.position.y + (2* shipSize), 
+                                z: myShipProperties.position.z };
+                            
+        myMissile = Particles.addParticle(
+                        { 
+                            position: missilePosition,
+                            velocity: { x: 0, y: 5, z: 0},
+                            gravity: { x: 0, y: 0, z: 0 },
+                            damping: 0,
+                            radius: missileSize,
+                            color: { red: 0, green: 0, blue: 255 },
+                            lifetime: 5
+                        });
+
+        missileFired = true;
+    }
+}
+
+function keyPressEvent(key) {
+    //print("keyPressEvent key.text="+key.text);
+    if (key.text == ",") {
+        myShipProperties.position.x -= 0.1;
+        if (myShipProperties.position.x < gameAt.x) {
+            myShipProperties.position.x = gameAt.x;
+        }
+        moveShipTo(myShipProperties.position);
+    } else if (key.text == ".") {
+        myShipProperties.position.x += 0.1;
+        if (myShipProperties.position.x > gameAt.x + gameSize.x) {
+            myShipProperties.position.x = gameAt.x + gameSize.x;
+        }
+        moveShipTo(myShipProperties.position);
+    } else if (key.text == " ") {
+        fireMissile();
+    } else if (key.text == "q") {
+        endGame();
+    }
+}
+
+// remap the keys...
+Controller.keyPressEvent.connect(keyPressEvent);
+Controller.captureKeyEvents({text: " "});
+
+function deleteIfInvader(possibleInvaderParticle) {
+    for (var row = 0; row < numberOfRows; row++) {
+        for (var column = 0; column < invadersPerRow; column++) {
+            invaders[row][column] = Particles.identifyParticle(invaders[row][column]);
+            if (invaders[row][column].isKnownID) {
+                if (invaders[row][column].id == possibleInvaderParticle.id) {
+                    Particles.deleteParticle(possibleInvaderParticle);
+                    Particles.deleteParticle(myMissile);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function particleCollisionWithParticle(particleA, particleB) {
+    print("particleCollisionWithParticle() a.id="+particleA.id + " b.id=" + particleB.id);
+    if (missileFired) {
+        myMissile = Particles.identifyParticle(myMissile);
+        if (myMissile.id == particleA.id) {
+            deleteIfInvader(particleB);
+        } else if (myMissile.id == particleB.id) {
+            deleteIfInvader(particleA);
+        }
+    }
+}
+Particles.particleCollisionWithParticle.connect(particleCollisionWithParticle);
+
+
+// initialize the game...
+initializeMyShip();
+initializeInvaders();
+
+