diff --git a/ovr-utils/Main.tscn b/ovr-utils/Main.tscn
index 756bda6..7624d1b 100644
--- a/ovr-utils/Main.tscn
+++ b/ovr-utils/Main.tscn
@@ -61,3 +61,9 @@ offset_rot = Vector3( -90, 0, 0 )
 
 [node name="WorldEnvironment" type="WorldEnvironment" parent="."]
 environment = SubResource( 1 )
+
+[node name="OverlayInstance" parent="." instance=ExtResource( 1 )]
+target = 2
+offset_pos = Vector3( 0, 0, -0.2 )
+
+[node name="OverlayInteraction" parent="OverlayInstance" instance=ExtResource( 8 )]
diff --git a/ovr-utils/addons/openvr_overlay/interaction/OverlayActivator.tscn b/ovr-utils/addons/openvr_overlay/interaction/OverlayActivator.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d705ca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ovr-utils/addons/openvr_overlay/interaction/OverlayActivator.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=2]
+
+[sub_resource type="SphereShape" id=1]
+margin = 0.001
+radius = 0.01
+
+[node name="OverlayActivator" type="StaticBody"]
+
+[node name="Collision" type="CollisionShape" parent="."]
+shape = SubResource( 1 )
diff --git a/ovr-utils/addons/openvr_overlay/interaction/OverlayArea.tscn b/ovr-utils/addons/openvr_overlay/interaction/OverlayArea.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6825095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ovr-utils/addons/openvr_overlay/interaction/OverlayArea.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=2]
+
+[sub_resource type="BoxShape" id=1]
+resource_local_to_scene = true
+extents = Vector3( 0.2, 0.2, 0.01 )
+
+[node name="OverlayArea" type="Area"]
+
+[node name="CollisionShape" type="CollisionShape" parent="."]
+shape = SubResource( 1 )
diff --git a/ovr-utils/addons/openvr_overlay/interaction/OverlayInteraction.tscn b/ovr-utils/addons/openvr_overlay/interaction/OverlayInteraction.tscn
index c3138fd..c65c807 100644
--- a/ovr-utils/addons/openvr_overlay/interaction/OverlayInteraction.tscn
+++ b/ovr-utils/addons/openvr_overlay/interaction/OverlayInteraction.tscn
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=7 format=2]
+[gd_scene load_steps=6 format=2]
 
 [ext_resource path="res://addons/openvr_overlay/interaction/overlay_interaction.gd" type="Script" id=1]
 [ext_resource path="res://addons/openvr_overlay/styles/active.theme" type="Theme" id=2]
 [ext_resource path="res://addons/openvr_overlay/styles/normal.theme" type="Theme" id=3]
 [ext_resource path="res://addons/openvr_overlay/styles/touching.theme" type="Theme" id=4]
-
-[sub_resource type="BoxShape" id=1]
-resource_local_to_scene = true
-extents = Vector3( 0.2, 0.2, 0.01 )
-
-[sub_resource type="SphereShape" id=2]
-radius = 0.03
+[ext_resource path="res://addons/openvr_overlay/interaction/OverlayActivator.tscn" type="PackedScene" id=6]
 
 [node name="OverlayInteraction" type="ARVROrigin"]
 script = ExtResource( 1 )
@@ -20,23 +14,16 @@ touching_theme = ExtResource( 4 )
 
 [node name="LeftHand" type="ARVRController" parent="."]
 
-[node name="Area" type="Area" parent="LeftHand"]
-
-[node name="CollisionShape" type="CollisionShape" parent="LeftHand/Area"]
-shape = SubResource( 1 )
+[node name="OverlayActivator" parent="LeftHand" instance=ExtResource( 6 )]
 
 [node name="RightHand" type="ARVRController" parent="."]
 controller_id = 2
 
-[node name="StaticBody" type="StaticBody" parent="RightHand"]
+[node name="OverlayActivator" parent="RightHand" instance=ExtResource( 6 )]
 
-[node name="CollisionShape" type="CollisionShape" parent="RightHand/StaticBody"]
-shape = SubResource( 2 )
+[node name="Head" type="ARVRCamera" parent="."]
 
-[node name="ARVRCamera" type="ARVRCamera" parent="."]
-
-[node name="Offset" type="RemoteTransform" parent="."]
-update_scale = false
-
-[connection signal="body_entered" from="LeftHand/Area" to="." method="_on_Area_body_entered"]
-[connection signal="body_exited" from="LeftHand/Area" to="." method="_on_Area_body_exited"]
+[connection signal="button_pressed" from="LeftHand" to="." method="_on_LeftHand_button_pressed"]
+[connection signal="button_release" from="LeftHand" to="." method="_on_LeftHand_button_release"]
+[connection signal="button_pressed" from="RightHand" to="." method="_on_RightHand_button_pressed"]
+[connection signal="button_release" from="RightHand" to="." method="_on_RightHand_button_release"]
diff --git a/ovr-utils/addons/openvr_overlay/interaction/overlay_interaction.gd b/ovr-utils/addons/openvr_overlay/interaction/overlay_interaction.gd
index 78cb473..0eccf1b 100644
--- a/ovr-utils/addons/openvr_overlay/interaction/overlay_interaction.gd
+++ b/ovr-utils/addons/openvr_overlay/interaction/overlay_interaction.gd
@@ -9,64 +9,132 @@ export var active_theme: Theme
 export var normal_theme: Theme
 export var touching_theme: Theme
 
-var active_controllers = []
+const OVERLAY_AREA = preload("res://addons/openvr_overlay/interaction/OverlayArea.tscn")
 
 var _touch_state = false setget ,get_touch_state
 var _trigger_state = false setget ,get_trigger_state
-var _active_controller: ARVRController = null setget ,get_active_controller
+
+# controller that currently the  trigger down
+var _active_controller: ARVRController setget ,get_active_controller
+var _overlay_area: Area # reference to the area node thats used for touch
+var _right_is_activator = false
+var _left_is_activator = false
+
 
 onready var panel = get_node("../OverlayViewport/PanelContainer")
 
 
 func _ready() -> void:
-	get_parent().connect("width_changed", self, "_on_width_changed")
-	_on_width_changed(get_parent().width_meters)
+	# TEMP
+	_right_is_activator = true
+	###############
+	_overlay_area = OVERLAY_AREA.instance()
+	add_child(_overlay_area)
+	_overlay_area.connect("body_entered", self, "_on_OverlayArea_entered")
+	_overlay_area.connect("body_exited", self, "_on_OverlayArea_exited")
 
-	get_node("../Offset").remote_path = $Offset.get_path()
-	$Offset.remote_path = $LeftHand/Area.get_path()
+	get_parent().connect("width_changed", self, "_update_width")
+	get_parent().connect("offset_changed", self, "_update_offset")
+	get_parent().connect("target_changed", self, "_update_target")
+
+	_update_width()
+	_update_offset()
+	_update_target()
 
 
 func _process(delta: float) -> void:
+	pass
+
+
+func _trigger_on(controller):
 	if _touch_state:
-		if not _trigger_state:
-			_get_trigger_down()
-		else:
-			_get_trigger_up()
+		_active_controller = controller
+		_trigger_state = true
+		_update_selection()
+		emit_signal("trigger_on")
 
 
-func _get_trigger_down():
-	for c in active_controllers:
-		if c.is_button_pressed(JOY_VR_TRIGGER):
-			_active_controller = c
-			emit_signal("trigger_on")
-			return
+func _trigger_off():
+	_active_controller = null
+	_trigger_state = false
+	_update_selection()
+	emit_signal("trigger_off")
 
 
-func _get_trigger_up():
-	if not _active_controller.is_button_pressed(JOY_VR_TRIGGER):
-		_active_controller = null
-		emit_signal("trigger_off")
-
-
-func _on_Area_body_entered(body: Node) -> void:
+func _on_OverlayArea_entered(body: Node) -> void:
 	if body.get_parent().get_parent() != self:
 		return
-	panel.theme = active_theme
 	_touch_state = true
+	_update_selection()
 	emit_signal("touch_on")
 
 
-func _on_Area_body_exited(body: Node) -> void:
+func _on_OverlayArea_exited(body: Node) -> void:
 	if body.get_parent().get_parent() != self:
 		return
-	panel.theme = normal_theme
 	_touch_state = false
+	_update_selection()
 	emit_signal("touch_off")
 
 
-func _on_width_changed(width):
+func _update_selection():
+	if _trigger_state:
+		panel.theme = active_theme
+	elif _touch_state:
+		panel.theme = touching_theme
+	else:
+		panel.theme = normal_theme
+
+
+func _update_width():
 	var ratio = OverlayInit.ovr_interface.get_render_targetsize()
-	$LeftHand/Area/CollisionShape.shape.set_extents(Vector3(0.5*width, 0.5*width * ratio.y/ratio.x, 0.01))
+	var extents = get_parent().width_meters * 0.5
+	_overlay_area.get_child(0).shape.set_extents(Vector3(extents, extents * ratio.y/ratio.x, 0.01))
+
+
+func _update_offset():
+	_overlay_area.translation = get_parent().offset_pos
+	_overlay_area.rotation_degrees = get_parent().offset_rot
+
+
+func _update_target():
+	# move _overlay_area
+	_overlay_area.get_parent().remove_child(_overlay_area)
+	match get_parent().target:
+		OverlayInstance.TARGETS.head:
+			$Head.add_child(_overlay_area)
+		OverlayInstance.TARGETS.left:
+			$LeftHand.add_child(_overlay_area)
+		OverlayInstance.TARGETS.right:
+			$RightHand.add_child(_overlay_area)
+		OverlayInstance.TARGETS.world:
+			add_child(_overlay_area)
+
+	_left_is_activator = get_parent().target != OverlayInstance.TARGETS.left
+	_right_is_activator = get_parent().target != OverlayInstance.TARGETS.right
+	# toggle appropriate colliders
+	$LeftHand/OverlayActivator/Collision.disabled = !_left_is_activator
+	$RightHand/OverlayActivator/Collision.disabled = !_right_is_activator
+
+
+func _on_RightHand_button_pressed(button: int) -> void:
+	if button == JOY_VR_TRIGGER and _right_is_activator:
+		_trigger_on($RightHand)
+
+
+func _on_RightHand_button_release(button: int) -> void:
+	if button == JOY_VR_TRIGGER and _active_controller == $RightHand:
+		_trigger_off()
+
+
+func _on_LeftHand_button_pressed(button: int) -> void:
+	if button == JOY_VR_TRIGGER and _left_is_activator:
+		_trigger_on($LeftHand)
+
+
+func _on_LeftHand_button_release(button: int) -> void:
+	if button == JOY_VR_TRIGGER and _active_controller == $LeftHand:
+		 _trigger_off()
 
 
 func get_touch_state():
diff --git a/ovr-utils/addons/openvr_overlay/overlay_instance.gd b/ovr-utils/addons/openvr_overlay/overlay_instance.gd
index a319697..c5b69cd 100644
--- a/ovr-utils/addons/openvr_overlay/overlay_instance.gd
+++ b/ovr-utils/addons/openvr_overlay/overlay_instance.gd
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
+class_name OverlayInstance
 extends Node
 
 signal width_changed
+signal offset_changed
+signal target_changed
 
 enum TARGETS { head, left, right, world }
 export (TARGETS) var target = TARGETS.head setget _set_target
-export var overlay_scene = preload("res://addons/openvr_overlay/MissingOverlay.tscn") setget _set_overlay_scene
+export var overlay_scene = preload("res://addons/openvr_overlay/MissingOverlay.tscn")\
+		setget _set_overlay_scene
 export var offset_pos := Vector3(0, 0, -1) setget _set_offset_pos
 export var offset_rot: Vector3 setget _set_offset_rot
 export var width_meters = 0.4 setget _set_width_meters
@@ -61,7 +65,6 @@ func update_offset() -> void:
 
 
 func _tracker_changed(tracker_name: String, type: int, id: int):
-#	print("tracker changed: ", tracker_name)
 	update_tracker_id()
 	update_offset()
 
@@ -74,22 +77,25 @@ func _set_target(new: int):
 	target = new
 	update_tracker_id()
 	update_offset()
+	emit_signal("target_changed")
 
 
 func _set_offset_pos(pos: Vector3):
 	offset_pos = pos
 	update_offset()
+	emit_signal("offset_changed")
 
 
 func _set_offset_rot(rot: Vector3):
 	offset_rot = rot
 	update_offset()
+	emit_signal("offset_changed")
 
 
 func _set_width_meters(width: float):
 	width_meters = width
 	$OverlayViewport.overlay_width_in_meters = width_meters
-	emit_signal("width_changed", width)
+	emit_signal("width_changed")
 
 
 func _set_overlay_scene(scene: PackedScene):
diff --git a/ovr-utils/project.godot b/ovr-utils/project.godot
index b2bec3c..8076106 100644
--- a/ovr-utils/project.godot
+++ b/ovr-utils/project.godot
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@
 
 config_version=4
 
+_global_script_classes=[ {
+"base": "Node",
+"class": "OverlayInstance",
+"language": "GDScript",
+"path": "res://addons/openvr_overlay/overlay_instance.gd"
+} ]
+_global_script_class_icons={
+"OverlayInstance": ""
+}
+
 [application]
 
 config/name="ovr-utils"