diff --git a/src/bin/click.rs b/src/bin/click.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb4f40d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/click.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+extern crate vrtue;
+use vrtue::vr;
+
+extern crate env_logger;
+extern crate gfx;
+#[macro_use] extern crate log;
+extern crate openvr_sys;
+extern crate piston_window;
+
+use self::piston_window::{PistonWindow, Window, WindowSettings};
+
+pub type ColorFormat = gfx::format::Srgba8;
+pub type DepthFormat = gfx::format::DepthStencil;
+
+pub fn main() {
+  let mut vr = vr::VR::new().expect("VR init");
+
+  let mut window: PistonWindow =
+    WindowSettings::new("Click Test", [512; 2])
+    .exit_on_esc(true)
+    .vsync(false)
+    .build().expect("Building Window");
+
+  let render_size = vr.recommended_render_target_size();
+  let left: vr::EyeBuffer<ColorFormat, DepthFormat> = vr::create_eyebuffer(&mut window.factory, render_size)
+    .expect("create left renderbuffer");
+  let right: vr::EyeBuffer<ColorFormat, DepthFormat> = vr::create_eyebuffer(&mut window.factory, render_size)
+    .expect("create right renderbuffer");
+  window.encoder.clear(&left.target, [1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0]);
+  window.encoder.clear_depth(&left.depth, 1.0);
+  window.encoder.clear(&right.target, [0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0]);
+  window.encoder.clear_depth(&right.depth, 1.0);
+  window.encoder.flush(&mut window.device);
+
+  let mut pads = ::std::collections::BTreeMap::<_, Option<openvr_sys::VRControllerState_t>>::new();
+  'main: loop {
+    let _poses = vr.poses();
+    vr.submit(vr::Eye::Left, &left.tex);
+    vr.submit(vr::Eye::Right, &right.tex);
+
+    while let Some(ev) = vr.poll_next_event() {
+      match ev {
+        vr::Event::Press { dev_idx, controller } => {
+          println!("Press event on #{}: {:?}", dev_idx, controller);
+        },
+        vr::Event::Unpress { dev_idx, controller } => {
+          println!("Unpress event on #{}: {:?}", dev_idx, controller);
+        },
+        vr::Event::Touch { dev_idx, controller } => {
+          if controller.button == openvr_sys::EVRButtonId_k_EButton_SteamVR_Touchpad as u32 {
+            pads.insert(dev_idx, None);
+          }
+          println!("Touch event on #{}: {:?}", dev_idx, controller);
+        },
+        vr::Event::Untouch { dev_idx, controller } => {
+          if controller.button == openvr_sys::EVRButtonId_k_EButton_SteamVR_Touchpad as u32 {
+            pads.remove(&dev_idx);
+          }
+          println!("Untouch event on #{}: {:?}", dev_idx, controller);
+        },
+        /*
+        t if t == openvr_sys::EVREventType::EVREventType_VREvent_TouchPadMove as u32 => {
+          let touch;
+          unsafe {
+            touch = *ev.data.touchPadMove();
+          }
+          println!("TouchPadMove event on #{}: {:?}", ev.trackedDeviceIndex, touch);
+        },
+        */
+        _ => ()
+      }
+    }
+
+    for (pad, old) in pads.iter_mut() {
+      if let Some(state) = vr.get_controller_state(*pad) {
+        if let Some(old_state) = *old {
+          if state.unPacketNum == old_state.unPacketNum {
+            continue;
+          }
+        }
+        *old = Some(state);
+        println!("state for {}: {:?}", *pad, state);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // handle window events
+    while let Some(ev) = window.poll_event() {
+      match ev {
+        piston_window::Input::Text(_) => break 'main,
+        _ => debug!("\t{:?}", ev)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/vr.rs b/src/vr.rs
index e7f8182..c30b66c 100644
--- a/src/vr.rs
+++ b/src/vr.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use self::gfx_device_gl::Resources as GLResources;
 use self::na::Inverse;
 use self::num_traits::identities::Zero;
 use self::num_traits::identities::One;
+use self::openvr_sys::{VREvent_Controller_t, VREvent_t};
 
 pub struct VR {
     system: vr::IVRSystem,
@@ -20,7 +21,13 @@ pub struct VR {
     gfx_handles: gfx::handle::Manager<GLResources>,
 }
 
-pub struct Event {
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Event {
+    Touch { dev_idx: u32, controller: VREvent_Controller_t },
+    Press { dev_idx: u32, controller: VREvent_Controller_t },
+    Unpress { dev_idx: u32, controller: VREvent_Controller_t },
+    Untouch { dev_idx: u32, controller: VREvent_Controller_t },
+    Other(VREvent_t),
 }
 
 impl VR {
@@ -60,6 +67,48 @@ impl VR {
         assert!(mat.inverse_mut(), "inverse eye matrix");
         mat
     }
+
+    pub fn poll_next_event(&mut self) -> Option<Event> {
+        use self::openvr_sys::EVREventType as EvType;
+        unsafe {
+            let system = * { self.system.0 as *mut openvr_sys::VR_IVRSystem_FnTable };
+            let mut event: openvr_sys::VREvent_t = ::std::mem::zeroed();
+
+            if system.PollNextEvent.unwrap()(&mut event,
+                                             ::std::mem::size_of::<openvr_sys::VREvent_t>() as u32
+                                             ) == 0 {
+                return None;
+            }
+
+            let dev_idx = event.trackedDeviceIndex;
+            Some(match ::std::mem::transmute(event.eventType) {
+                EvType::EVREventType_VREvent_ButtonTouch =>
+                    Event::Touch { dev_idx: dev_idx as u32, controller: *event.data.controller() },
+                EvType::EVREventType_VREvent_ButtonPress =>
+                    Event::Press { dev_idx: dev_idx as u32, controller: *event.data.controller() },
+                EvType::EVREventType_VREvent_ButtonUnpress =>
+                    Event::Unpress { dev_idx: dev_idx as u32, controller: *event.data.controller() },
+                EvType::EVREventType_VREvent_ButtonUntouch =>
+                    Event::Untouch { dev_idx: dev_idx as u32, controller: *event.data.controller() },
+                _ => Event::Other(event),
+                })
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn get_controller_state(&self, index: u32) -> Option<openvr_sys::VRControllerState_t> {
+        unsafe {
+            let system = * { self.system.0 as *const openvr_sys::VR_IVRSystem_FnTable };
+            let mut state: openvr_sys::VRControllerState_t = ::std::mem::zeroed();
+
+            match system.GetControllerState.unwrap()(
+                index,
+                &mut state,
+            ) {
+              0 => None,
+              _ => Some(state)
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Drop for VR {