diff --git a/src/app.css b/src/app.css
index e599988..41b31c0 100644
--- a/src/app.css
+++ b/src/app.css
@@ -2,28 +2,17 @@
 @tailwind components;
 @tailwind utilities;
 
-body {
-    background: black;
-    color: white;
-}
-
 input {
     background-color: white;
-    color:black
+    color: black;
 }
 
-.controller-back {
-    width: 10em;
-    height: 10em;
-    background: red;
-    border-radius: 50%;
-    position: relative;
-}
 .controller-joystick {
     position: absolute;
     width: 1em;
     height: 1em;
 }
+
 .controller-joystick-ins {
     position: relative;
     /* left: -50%; */
@@ -41,3 +30,9 @@ input {
     /* heigth: 10em; */
     background: gray;
 }
+
+.joystick-bank {
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: 50% 50%;
+    height: 20em;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/Controller.svelte b/src/lib/Controller.svelte
index cfd433f..03bcc6e 100644
--- a/src/lib/Controller.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/Controller.svelte
@@ -1,21 +1,44 @@
 <script>
-    function clamp(v, min, max) {
-        return Math.min(Math.max(v, min), max);
-    }
-    function sign(x) {
-        if (x == 0) { return 0; }
-        if (x > 0) { return 1; }
-        return -1;
-    }
+    import Joystick from './Joystick.svelte';
+    import WebSocketService from './WebSocketService';
+    import { clamp, areSameObjects } from './utils'
     import { onMount } from 'svelte';
-    import Two from 'two.js';
-    import WebSocketService from '$lib/WebSocketService.js'
 
-    const realSendMode = true;
-    const maxSpeed = 50;
 
-    const buttonBindings = ['x','o','triangle','square','l1','r1','l2','r2','share','options','home','leftstickpress','rightstickpress']
-    const axisBindings = ['left_joystick_x','left_joystick_y','l2','right_joystick_x','right_joystick_y','r2','cross_x','cross_y']
+    const WEBSOCKET_URL = "http://localhost:1567";
+    const REAL_SEND_MODE = true;
+    const MAX_SPEED = 50;
+    const MOTORS = ["frontLeft", "frontRight", "backLeft", "backRight"];
+
+    const BUTTON_BINDINGS = ['x','o','triangle','square','l1','r1','l2','r2','share','options','home','leftstickpress','rightstickpress']
+    const AXIS_BINDINGS = ['left_joystick_x','left_joystick_y','l2','right_joystick_x','right_joystick_y','r2','cross_x','cross_y']
+
+    const ZONE_DIRECTIONS_MAPPING = ["E", "NE", "N", "NW", "W", "SW", "S", "SE"];
+
+    let joystickBankEnabled = false;
+
+    let rotationZones = [];
+    let translationZones = [];
+
+    let l2initialized;
+    let gpDictState;
+    let prettyGpState;
+
+    let direction;
+    let normalizedVec = {x: 0, y: 0};
+    let angleFullRangeDeg = 0;
+    let finalSpeed = 0;
+
+    let inputRangesMap = Object.fromEntries(MOTORS.map(m => [m, [307, 410]]));
+    
+    let leftJoystick;
+    let rightJoystick;
+
+    let lastGpState = null;
+    let currentWs = null;
+
+    let currentGamepadIndex = -1;
+
 
     function getGamepadState(gpIndex) {
         let tmpState = navigator.getGamepads()[currentGamepadIndex];
@@ -28,111 +51,44 @@
         };
     }
 
-    let l2initialized;
-    export let gpDictState;
-    export let prettyGpState;
-    export let direction;
-    export let normalizedVec = {x: 0, y: 0};
-    export let angleFullRangeDeg = 0;
-    export let finalSpeed = 0;
-
-    export let mouseControlled;
-
-    const zone_directions = ["E", "NE", "N", "NW", "W", "SW", "S", "SE"];
-    let twoScene = null;
-    let zonesGroup = null;
-    let leftJoystick = {pointer: null, bg: null};
-    let rightJoystick = {pointer: null, bg: null};
-
-    let lastGpState = null;
-    let currentWs = null;
-
-    let currentGamepadIndex = -1;
+    function updateRangesMap(inputRangesMap) {
+        if (!currentWs) return;
+        // console.log(Object.entries(inputRangesMap))
+        Object.entries(inputRangesMap).map(([name, range]) => {
+            console.log(name, range)
+            currentWs.send(
+                "set_range",
+                {name, min: range[0], max: range[1]}
+            )
+        })
+    }
 
     function initGamepads() {
-        console.log("init gamepads");
+        console.log("> Initializing gamepads...");
         window.addEventListener("gamepadconnected", (e) => {
             const gp = navigator.getGamepads()[e.gamepad.index];
             currentGamepadIndex = gp.index;
             l2initialized = false;
-            console.log(`Gamepad connected at index ${gp.index}: ${gp.id} with ${gp.buttons.length} buttons, ${gp.axes.length} axes.`);
+            console.log(`> Gamepad connected at index ${gp.index}: ${gp.id} with ${gp.buttons.length} buttons, ${gp.axes.length} axes.`);
         });
         window.addEventListener("gamepaddisconnected", (e) => {
-            console.log(e.gamepad);
+            console.log("> Gamepad disconnected!", e.gamepad);
         });
+        setTimeout(() => {
+            if (currentGamepadIndex === -1) {
+                console.warn("> No gamepad found!");
+            }
+        }, 1000)
     }
     
     function getGamepadStateAsDict(arrayState) {
         return {
-            axes: Object.fromEntries(axisBindings.map((n, i) => [n, arrayState.axes[i]])),
-            buttons: Object.fromEntries(buttonBindings.map((n, i) => [n, arrayState.buttons[i]]))
+            axes: Object.fromEntries(AXIS_BINDINGS.map((n, i) => [n, arrayState.axes[i]])),
+            buttons: Object.fromEntries(BUTTON_BINDINGS.map((n, i) => [n, arrayState.buttons[i]]))
         }
     }
 
-    function renderJoystick() {
-        const scaleFactor = 100;
-        rightJoystick.pointer.translation.x = 200 + normalizedVec.x*scaleFactor;
-        rightJoystick.pointer.translation.y = 200 + normalizedVec.y*scaleFactor;
-    }
-
-    function updateNavigation(angleFullRange) {
-        const intensity = Math.hypot(normalizedVec.x, normalizedVec.y)
-        if (intensity == 0) {
-            currentWs.send("stop_robot", {})
-            zonesGroup.children.forEach(zone => {
-                zone.opacity = 1
-            })
-            return
-        }
-
-        function getZoneDirection(angle) {
-            const nbOfZones = zone_directions.length;
-            const delta = 2*Math.PI/nbOfZones;
-            const offset = delta/2;
-            for (let i = 0; i < nbOfZones; i++) {
-                let lb = i*delta+offset;
-                let ub = (i+1)*delta+offset;
-                // console.log(lb, angle, ub)
-                if (lb >= angle && angle <= ub) {
-                    return zone_directions[i];
-                }
-            }
-            return "E";
-        }
-
-
-        // let angleFullRange = -Math.abs(Math.acos(normalizedVec.x))*sign(Math.asin(normalizedVec.y));
-        angleFullRangeDeg = angleFullRange * 180/Math.PI;
-
-        direction = getZoneDirection(angleFullRange)
-
-        zonesGroup.children.forEach((zone, i) => {
-            if (zone_directions.indexOf(direction) == i) {
-                zone.opacity = 0.5
-            } else {
-                zone.opacity = 1
-            }
-        })
-        // console.log("new angle", angleFullRange * 180/Math.PI, direction)
-
-        if (realSendMode) {
-            currentWs.send(
-                "set_direction",
-                {"direction": direction}
-            )
-        }
-    }
-
-    function updateSpeed(speed) {
-        // console.log("speed", speed)
-        finalSpeed = clamp(speed, 0, maxSpeed)
-        // set speed
-        if (realSendMode) {
-            currentWs.send("set_speed", {"speed": finalSpeed})
-        }
-    }
-
-    function onGamepadChange(receivedState) {
+    function processNewGamepadState(receivedState) {
         gpDictState = getGamepadStateAsDict(lastGpState);
 
         if (!l2initialized && gpDictState.axes.l2 != 0) {
@@ -141,44 +97,10 @@
 
         prettyGpState = JSON.stringify(gpDictState, " ", 4);
 
-        // pre process the right joystick
-        let vec = {x: gpDictState.axes.right_joystick_x, y: gpDictState.axes.right_joystick_y};
-        let angle = Math.atan2(vec.y, vec.x);
-        let reach = clamp(Math.hypot(vec.x, vec.y), 0, 1);
-
-        // create the normalized vector
-        normalizedVec = {x: reach*Math.cos(angle), y: reach*Math.sin(angle)};
-
-        handleJoystickChange();
+        leftJoystick.onGamepadJoystickChange(gpDictState.axes.left_joystick_x, gpDictState.axes.left_joystick_y);
+        rightJoystick.onGamepadJoystickChange(gpDictState.axes.right_joystick_x, gpDictState.axes.right_joystick_y);
     }
 
-    function handleJoystickChange() {
-        let reach = Math.hypot(normalizedVec.x, normalizedVec.y);
-        // convert angle that is sometimes from 0 to -180 and sometimes from 0 to 180 deg
-        // to something from 0 to 360 full circle
-        let angle = Math.atan2(normalizedVec.y, normalizedVec.x);
-        let angleFullRange = (reach == 0) ? 0 : (angle < 0) ? -angle : Math.PI + (Math.PI - angle);
-
-        console.log({
-            angle: angle*180/Math.PI,
-            angleFullRange: angleFullRange*180/Math.PI,
-            reach, normalizedVec
-        });
-
-        // console.log(vec.x, vec.y, angle, angle *180/Math.PI)
-
-        renderJoystick();
-        updateNavigation(angleFullRange);
-
-        const maxSpeed = 50;
-        let speedForced = l2initialized ? Math.round(((gpDictState.axes.l2 + 1)/2)*maxSpeed) : 0;
-        let speedNormal = Math.round(0.50*reach*maxSpeed);
-        updateSpeed(Math.max(speedNormal, speedForced));
-    }
-
-    function areSameObjects(a, b) {
-        return JSON.stringify(a) == JSON.stringify(b);
-    }
 
     function loop() {
         if (currentGamepadIndex >= 0) {
@@ -188,123 +110,152 @@
             if (lastGpState == null || !areSameObjects(lastGpState, receivedState)) {
                 // console.log("changed")
                 lastGpState = receivedState;
-                onGamepadChange(receivedState);
-                twoScene.render();
+                processNewGamepadState(receivedState);
             }
         }
         window.requestAnimationFrame(loop);
     }
 
-    onMount(() => {
-        const sceneContainer = document.getElementById("joy2");
-        twoScene = new Two({}).appendTo(sceneContainer);
-
-        rightJoystick.bg = new Two.Circle(
-            200, 200, 100
-        );
-        twoScene.add(rightJoystick.bg);
-
-        rightJoystick.pointer = new Two.Circle(
-            200, 200, 10
-        );
-        rightJoystick.pointer.fill = "red";
-        rightJoystick.pointer.stroke = "rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25)";
-
-
-        let nbOfZones = 8;
-        let delta = 2*Math.PI/nbOfZones;
-        let offset = delta/2;
-
-        zonesGroup = new Two.Group();
-        for (var i = 0; i < nbOfZones; i++) {
-            let arc = new Two.ArcSegment(
-                200, 200, 0, 100,
-                -i*delta+offset, -(i+1)*delta+offset
-            );
-            arc.fill = "green";
-            zonesGroup.add(arc);
+    function updateNavigation(angle, distance, zoneIndex) {
+        if (distance == 0) {
+            currentWs.send("stop_robot", {})
+            return
         }
 
-        let mousePointer = new Two.Circle(0, 0, 4);
+        angleFullRangeDeg = angle * 180/Math.PI;
+        normalizedVec = {x: distance*Math.cos(angle), y: distance*Math.sin(angle)}
 
-        twoScene.add(zonesGroup);
-        twoScene.add(rightJoystick.pointer);
-        twoScene.add(mousePointer);
+        // update the translation direction
+        direction = ZONE_DIRECTIONS_MAPPING[zoneIndex];
+        currentWs.send(
+            "set_direction",
+            {"direction": direction}
+        )
 
-        twoScene.render();
+        // update the speed
+        // TODO: Have the speed overwrite by non-gamepad users
+        let speedForced = l2initialized ? Math.round(((gpDictState.axes.l2 + 1)/2)*MAX_SPEED) : 0;
+        let speedNormal = Math.round(0.50*distance*MAX_SPEED);
+        let speed = Math.max(speedNormal, speedForced);
+        finalSpeed = clamp(speed, 0, MAX_SPEED);
 
-        let controller_index = 0;
+        currentWs.send("set_speed", {"speed": finalSpeed});
+    }
+
+    function generateTranslationZones() {
+        let nbOfZones = 8;
+        let delta = 2*Math.PI/nbOfZones;
+        let offset = -delta/2;
+        let zones = [];
+        for (var i = 0; i < nbOfZones; i++) {
+            zones.push({
+                from: i*delta+offset,
+                to: (i+1)*delta+offset
+            });
+        }
+        return zones;
+    }
+
+    onMount(() => {
+        translationZones = generateTranslationZones();
+        rotationZones = [
+            { from: -(6/8)*Math.PI, to: -(2/8)*Math.PI },
+            { to: (6/8)*Math.PI, from: (2/8)*Math.PI },
+        ]
 
         initGamepads();
-        currentWs = new WebSocketService("http://192.168.1.128:1567");
 
+        // setup websocket
+        currentWs = new WebSocketService(WEBSOCKET_URL);
+        currentWs.isEnabled = REAL_SEND_MODE;
         currentWs.start()
         currentWs.on('connectionUpdated', 'connection', e => {
             console.log(e.detail);
         });
-        
-        // handle mouse events
-        sceneContainer.onmousemove = (e) => {
-            if (!mouseControlled) {
-                return;
-            }
-            console.log(e);
-            let rect = sceneContainer.getBoundingClientRect();
-            let x = e.clientX - rect.left;
-            let y = e.clientY - rect.top;
-            mousePointer.translation.x = x;
-            mousePointer.translation.y = y;
-            // compute the position inside the circle
-            let circle = {x: 200, y: 200, radius: 100};
 
-            let relVec = {x: x-circle.x, y: y-circle.y};
-
-            // console.log("rel circle", relVec);
-            if (Math.hypot(relVec.x, relVec.y) < 2*circle.radius) {
-                // console.log("inside circle")
-                let vec = {x: relVec.x/circle.radius, y: relVec.y/circle.radius};
-                let angle = Math.atan2(vec.y, vec.x);
-                let reach = clamp(Math.hypot(vec.x, vec.y), 0, 1);
-                normalizedVec = {x: reach*Math.cos(angle), y: reach*Math.sin(angle)};
-                handleJoystickChange();
-            }
-
-            twoScene.render();
-        }
-        sceneContainer.onmousedown = () => {
-            mouseControlled = true;
-            mousePointer.opacity = 1;
-        }
-        sceneContainer.onmouseup = () => {
-            mouseControlled = false;
-            normalizedVec = {x: 0, y: 0};
-            handleJoystickChange();
-            mousePointer.opacity = 0;
-            twoScene.render();
-        }
+        joystickBankEnabled = true;
 
         loop();
     })
+
+    function onLeftJoystickChange({ angle, distance, zone }) {
+        console.log("onLeftJoystickChange", angle, distance, zone);
+    }
+
+    function onRightJoystickChange({ angle, distance, zone }) {
+        updateNavigation(angle, distance, zone);
+        console.log("onRightJoystickChange", angle, distance, zone);
+        
+        // updateSpeed(distance);
+        // updateNavigation(angle);
+    }
+
+    $: updateRangesMap(inputRangesMap);
 </script>
 
-<h2>Controller</h2>
 <div class="grid grid-cols-2">
     <div>
+        <h2>Robot Controller</h2>
         <pre>
     angle: {angleFullRangeDeg.toFixed(2)} deg
     dir: {direction}
     speed: {finalSpeed}
     vec: {normalizedVec.x.toFixed(4)} {normalizedVec.y.toFixed(4)}
         </pre>
-        <pre style="opacity: 0.6">joystick: {prettyGpState}</pre>
+        <pre style="opacity: 0.6; font-size: 0.5em">joystick: {prettyGpState}</pre>
     </div>
     <div>
-        <!-- <div class="controller-back"> -->
-        <!--     <div id="joy" class="controller-joystick"> -->
-        <!--         <div class="controller-joystick-ins"></div> -->
-        <!--     </div> -->
-        <!-- </div> -->
-        <div id="joy2">
+    {#if joystickBankEnabled}
+        <div class="joystick-bank">
+
+            <!-- <div id="joy1"> -->
+            <!-- </div> -->
+            <!-- <div style="opacity: 0.5" id="joy2"> -->
+            <!-- </div> -->
+            <Joystick
+                zonesDescriptions={rotationZones}
+                onPositionChangeCallback={onLeftJoystickChange}
+                bind:this={leftJoystick}
+            />
+            <Joystick
+                zonesDescriptions={translationZones}
+                onPositionChangeCallback={onRightJoystickChange}
+                bind:this={rightJoystick}
+            />
+        </div>
+    {/if}
+
+        
+    </div>
+</div>
+<div>
+    <h3>Range settings</h3>
+    <div class="grid grid-cols-2">
+    <div>frontLeft:</div>
+        <div class="grid grid-cols-2">
+            <input type="number" bind:value={inputRangesMap['frontLeft'][0]} />
+            <input type="number" bind:value={inputRangesMap['frontLeft'][1]} />
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="grid grid-cols-2">
+    <div>frontRight:</div>
+        <div class="grid grid-cols-2">
+            <input type="number" bind:value={inputRangesMap['frontRight'][0]} />
+            <input type="number" bind:value={inputRangesMap['frontRight'][1]} />
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="grid grid-cols-2">
+    <div>backLeft:</div>
+        <div class="grid grid-cols-2">
+            <input type="number" bind:value={inputRangesMap['backLeft'][0]} />
+            <input type="number" bind:value={inputRangesMap['backLeft'][1]} />
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="grid grid-cols-2">
+    <div>backRight:</div>
+        <div class="grid grid-cols-2">
+            <input type="number" bind:value={inputRangesMap['backRight'][0]} />
+            <input type="number" bind:value={inputRangesMap['backRight'][1]} />
         </div>
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/lib/Joystick.svelte b/src/lib/Joystick.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd798d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/Joystick.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+<script>
+    import { onMount } from 'svelte';
+    import Two from 'two.js';
+    import { sign, clamp } from './utils'
+
+    export let onPositionChangeCallback = (angle, distance) => {};
+    // list of the zones, defined by their start angle, their end angle and an optional identifier
+    export let zonesDescriptions = [];
+
+    const BUTTON_BINDINGS = ['x','o','triangle','square','l1','r1','l2','r2','share','options','home','leftstickpress','rightstickpress']
+    const AXIS_BINDINGS = ['left_joystick_x','left_joystick_y','l2','right_joystick_x','right_joystick_y','r2','cross_x','cross_y']
+
+    let joystickCircleX = 130;
+    let joystickCircleY = 130;
+    let joystickCircleRad = 100;
+
+    let joystickContainer;
+    let twoScene = null;
+
+    // two.js elements
+    let zonesGroup = null;
+    let joystickGroup = null;
+    let joystickBack = null;
+    let joystickPointer = null;
+    let mousePointer = null;
+
+    let currentGamepadIndex = -1;
+    let normalizedVec = {x: 0, y: 0};
+
+    let mouseControlled = false;
+
+    export function onGamepadJoystickChange(x, y) {
+        // pre process the right joystick
+        let angle = Math.atan2(y, x);
+        let reach = clamp(Math.hypot(x, y), 0, 1);
+
+        // create the normalized vector
+        normalizedVec = {x: reach*Math.cos(angle), y: reach*Math.sin(angle)};
+        handleJoystickChange()
+    }
+
+    function renderJoystick() {
+        joystickPointer.translation.x = normalizedVec.x*joystickCircleRad;
+        joystickPointer.translation.y = normalizedVec.y*joystickCircleRad;
+        twoScene.render();
+    }
+
+    // get the index of the zone currently pointed by the pointer
+    function getZoneFromAngle(angle) {
+        for (var i = 0; i < zonesDescriptions.length; i++) {
+            let zone = zonesDescriptions[i];
+            if (angle >= zone.from && angle <= zone.to) {
+                return i;
+            }
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    function handleJoystickChange() {
+        // distance between 0 and 1
+        let reach = Math.hypot(normalizedVec.x, normalizedVec.y);
+        // convert angle that is sometimes from 0 to -180 and sometimes from 0 to 180 deg
+        // to something from 0 to 360 full circle
+        let angle = Math.atan2(normalizedVec.y, normalizedVec.x);
+        let angleFullRange = (reach == 0) ? 0 : (angle < 0) ? -angle : Math.PI + (Math.PI - angle);
+
+        console.log('infos in degs', {
+            angle: angle*180/Math.PI,
+            angleFullRange: angleFullRange*180/Math.PI,
+            reach, normalizedVec
+        });
+
+        let selectedZoneIndex = -1;
+
+        if (reach == 0) {
+            zonesGroup.children.forEach(zone => {
+                zone.opacity = 1
+            })
+        }
+        if (reach > 0) {
+            selectedZoneIndex = getZoneFromAngle(angleFullRange)
+            zonesGroup.children.forEach((zone, i) => {
+                zone.opacity = (i === selectedZoneIndex) ? 0.5 : 1;
+            })
+        }
+
+        renderJoystick()
+        onPositionChangeCallback({
+            angle: angleFullRange,
+            distance: reach,
+            zone: selectedZoneIndex
+        })
+    }
+
+    function resizeScene() {
+        if (!joystickContainer) return null
+       
+        constructScene()
+    }
+
+    function constructScene() {
+        joystickContainer.innerHTML = '';
+        console.log("construct scene");
+        
+        let rect = joystickContainer.getBoundingClientRect()
+        let [width, height] = [rect.width, rect.height];
+
+        twoScene = new Two({
+            width, height
+        }).appendTo(joystickContainer);
+        twoScene.renderer.domElement.style.background = 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1)';
+
+        joystickGroup = new Two.Group();
+        joystickGroup.translation.x = width/2;
+        joystickGroup.translation.y = height/2;
+
+        joystickBack = new Two.Circle(
+            0, 0, joystickCircleRad
+        );
+        joystickBack.fill = "rgba(236, 240, 241,1.0)";
+        joystickBack.stroke = "rgba(52, 73, 94,1.0)";
+
+        joystickPointer = new Two.Circle(
+            0, 0, 10
+        );
+        joystickPointer.fill = "rgba(231, 76, 60, 0.8)";
+        joystickPointer.stroke = "rgba(44, 62, 80, 0.5)";
+        joystickPointer.linewidth = 2;
+
+        let nbOfZones = 8;
+        let delta = 2*Math.PI/nbOfZones;
+        let offset = delta/2;
+
+        zonesGroup = new Two.Group();
+        let zonesLabelGroups = new Two.Group();
+        zonesDescriptions.forEach((zone, index) => {
+            let arc = new Two.ArcSegment(
+                0, 0, 0, joystickCircleRad,
+                -zone.from, -zone.to
+            );
+            let a = (-zone.from + -zone.to)/2;
+            const b = 1.2;
+            zonesLabelGroups.add(new Two.Text(
+                `${index}`,
+                joystickCircleRad*b*Math.cos(a), joystickCircleRad*b*Math.sin(a)
+            ))
+            arc.fill = "rgba(41, 128, 185,1.0)";
+            arc.stroke = "rgba(44, 62, 80,1.0)"
+            zonesGroup.add(arc);
+        })
+
+        mousePointer = new Two.Circle(0, 0, 4);
+        mousePointer.opacity = 0;
+
+        joystickGroup.add(joystickBack);
+        joystickGroup.add(zonesGroup);
+        joystickGroup.add(zonesLabelGroups);
+        joystickGroup.add(joystickPointer);
+
+        // marker to test for position
+        // joystickGroup.add(new Two.Circle(0, 0, 5));
+        
+        twoScene.add(joystickGroup);
+        twoScene.add(mousePointer);
+
+        twoScene.render();
+    }
+
+    onMount(() => {
+        console.log('zonesDescriptions', zonesDescriptions);
+        
+        let resizeObserver = (new ResizeObserver(() => resizeScene()));
+        resizeObserver.observe(joystickContainer);
+
+        constructScene();
+
+        function disableMouse() {
+            mouseControlled = false;
+            normalizedVec = {x: 0, y: 0};
+            handleJoystickChange();
+            mousePointer.opacity = 0;
+            twoScene.render();
+        }
+
+        // handle mouse events
+        joystickContainer.onmousemove = (e) => {
+            if (!mouseControlled) {
+                return;
+            }
+            // console.log(e);
+            let rect = joystickContainer.getBoundingClientRect();
+            let x = e.clientX - rect.left;
+            let y = e.clientY - rect.top;
+            mousePointer.translation.x = x;
+            mousePointer.translation.y = y;
+            // compute the position inside the circle
+            let circle = {
+                x: joystickGroup.translation.x,
+                y: joystickGroup.translation.y,
+                radius: joystickCircleRad
+            };
+            let relVec = {x: x-circle.x, y: y-circle.y};
+
+            // console.log("rel circle", relVec);
+            // if (Math.hypot(relVec.x, relVec.y) < 2*circle.radius) {
+                // console.log("inside circle")
+                let vec = {x: relVec.x/circle.radius, y: relVec.y/circle.radius};
+                let angle = Math.atan2(vec.y, vec.x);
+                let reach = clamp(Math.hypot(vec.x, vec.y), 0, 1);
+                normalizedVec = {x: reach*Math.cos(angle), y: reach*Math.sin(angle)};
+                handleJoystickChange();
+            // }
+
+            twoScene.render();
+        }
+        joystickContainer.onmousedown = () => {
+            mouseControlled = true;
+            mousePointer.opacity = 1;
+        }
+        joystickContainer.onmouseup = () => {
+            disableMouse();
+        }
+        joystickContainer.onmouseleave = () => {
+            disableMouse();
+        }
+    })
+</script>
+
+<div bind:this={joystickContainer} class="joystick-container">
+</div>
diff --git a/src/lib/WebSocketService.js b/src/lib/WebSocketService.js
index e712c7a..84d5a6a 100644
--- a/src/lib/WebSocketService.js
+++ b/src/lib/WebSocketService.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export default class WebSocketService extends EventTarget {
         }
 
         /* Various other things */
+        this.isEnabled = true
         this.recovery = false
         this.isConnected = false
         this.handlersList = []
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ export default class WebSocketService extends EventTarget {
 
     send(cmd, args = {}) {
         const payload = {cmd, args};
-        if (!this.ws.readyState) {
+        if (!this.ws.readyState || !this.ws.isEnabled) {
             console.log("Would have sent", payload)
             return
         }
diff --git a/src/lib/utils.ts b/src/lib/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e19c730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/**
+* Return the clamped value of a number in a bounded interval
+*/
+export function clamp(v: number, min: number, max: number): number {
+    return Math.min(Math.max(v, min), max);
+}
+
+/**
+* Return the sign as integer of a number
+*/
+export function sign(x: number): number {
+    if (x == 0) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (x > 0) {
+        return 1;
+    }
+    return -1;
+}
+
+/**
+* Crude way to tell if two objects are the same
+*/
+export function areSameObjects(a: any, b: any): boolean {
+    return JSON.stringify(a) == JSON.stringify(b);
+}
+