diff --git a/axios/Axios_Windows.csproj.user b/axios/Axios_Windows.csproj.user
index 566c009..76fe5a5 100644
--- a/axios/Axios_Windows.csproj.user
+++ b/axios/Axios_Windows.csproj.user
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="4.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <ProjectView>ShowAllFiles</ProjectView>
+    <ProjectView>ProjectFiles</ProjectView>
   </PropertyGroup>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/axios/Engine/AxiosGameObject.cs b/axios/Engine/AxiosGameObject.cs
index 3a0c65d..3c9e7be 100644
--- a/axios/Engine/AxiosGameObject.cs
+++ b/axios/Engine/AxiosGameObject.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using FarseerPhysics.Dynamics;
 using FarseerPhysics.SamplesFramework;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
+using GameStateManagement;
 
 namespace Axios.Engine
 {
@@ -46,12 +47,12 @@ namespace Axios.Engine
 
         }
 
-        public virtual void HandleInput(AxiosGameScreen gameScreen, InputHelper input, GameTime gameTime)
+        public virtual void HandleInput(AxiosGameScreen gameScreen, InputState input, GameTime gameTime)
         {
 
         }
 
-        public virtual void HandleCursor(AxiosGameScreen gameScreen, InputHelper input)
+        public virtual void HandleCursor(AxiosGameScreen gameScreen, InputState input)
         {
 
         }
diff --git a/axios/Engine/AxiosGameScreen.cs b/axios/Engine/AxiosGameScreen.cs
index a487746..938e756 100644
--- a/axios/Engine/AxiosGameScreen.cs
+++ b/axios/Engine/AxiosGameScreen.cs
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ namespace Axios.Engine
             
         }
 
-        public override void HandleCursor(InputHelper input)
+        public override void HandleCursor(InputState input)
         {
             base.HandleCursor(input);
             HandleMouseEvents(input);
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ namespace Axios.Engine
                 g.HandleCursor(this, input);
         }
 
-        private void HandleMouseEvents(InputHelper input)
+        private void HandleMouseEvents(InputState input)
         {
             Vector2 position = this.Camera.ConvertScreenToWorld(input.Cursor);
             Fixture fix = this.World.TestPoint(position);
diff --git a/axios/ScreenSystem/InputState.cs b/axios/ScreenSystem/InputState.cs
index 1446751..63ff2db 100644
--- a/axios/ScreenSystem/InputState.cs
+++ b/axios/ScreenSystem/InputState.cs
@@ -9,12 +9,27 @@
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Content;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input;
 using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Input.Touch;
 using FarseerPhysics.SamplesFramework;
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
 
 namespace GameStateManagement
 {
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///   an enum of all available mouse buttons.
+    /// </summary>
+    public enum MouseButtons
+    {
+        LeftButton,
+        MiddleButton,
+        RightButton,
+        ExtraButton1,
+        ExtraButton2
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Helper for reading input from keyboard, gamepad, and touch input. This class 
     /// tracks both the current and previous state of the input devices, and implements 
@@ -47,12 +62,13 @@ namespace GameStateManagement
 
 
         /*
-         * 
-         * 
-         * 
-         * 
+         * Adding variables for the cursor 
+         *  -- Nathan Adams [adamsna@datanethost.net] - 4/15/2012
          * 
          */
+        private MouseState _currentMouseState;
+        private MouseState _lastMouseState;
+        
         private Vector2 _cursor;
         private bool _cursorIsValid;
         private bool _cursorIsVisible;
@@ -68,13 +84,17 @@ namespace GameStateManagement
         public TouchCollection TouchState;
 
         public readonly List<GestureSample> Gestures = new List<GestureSample>();
+
+        private ScreenManager _manager;
+        private Viewport _viewport;
         
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Constructs a new input state.
         /// </summary>
-        public InputState()
+        public InputState(ScreenManager manager)
         {
+            _manager = manager;
             CurrentKeyboardStates = new KeyboardState[MaxInputs];
             CurrentGamePadStates = new GamePadState[MaxInputs];
 
@@ -82,6 +102,146 @@ namespace GameStateManagement
             LastGamePadStates = new GamePadState[MaxInputs];
 
             GamePadWasConnected = new bool[MaxInputs];
+            _currentVirtualState = new GamePadState();
+            _lastVirtualState = new GamePadState();
+
+            _cursorIsVisible = false;
+            _cursorMoved = false;
+#if WINDOWS_PHONE
+            _cursorIsValid = false;
+#else
+            _cursorIsValid = true;
+#endif
+            _cursor = Vector2.Zero;
+
+            _handleVirtualStick = false;
+        }
+
+        public MouseState MouseState
+        {
+            get { return _currentMouseState; }
+        }
+
+        public GamePadState VirtualState
+        {
+            get { return _currentVirtualState; }
+        }
+
+        public MouseState PreviousMouseState
+        {
+            get { return _lastMouseState; }
+        }
+
+        public GamePadState PreviousVirtualState
+        {
+            get { return _lastVirtualState; }
+        }
+
+        public bool ShowCursor
+        {
+            get { return _cursorIsVisible && _cursorIsValid; }
+            set { _cursorIsVisible = value; }
+        }
+
+        public bool EnableVirtualStick
+        {
+            get { return _handleVirtualStick; }
+            set { _handleVirtualStick = value; }
+        }
+
+        public Vector2 Cursor
+        {
+            get { return _cursor; }
+        }
+
+        public bool IsCursorMoved
+        {
+            get { return _cursorMoved; }
+        }
+
+        public bool IsCursorValid
+        {
+            get { return _cursorIsValid; }
+        }
+
+        public void LoadContent()
+        {
+            ContentManager man = new ContentManager(_manager.Game.Services, "Content");
+            _cursorSprite = new Sprite(man.Load<Texture2D>("Common/cursor"));
+#if WINDOWS_PHONE
+            // virtual stick content
+            _phoneStick = new VirtualStick(man.Load<Texture2D>("Common/socket"),
+                                           man.Load<Texture2D>("Common/stick"), new Vector2(80f, 400f));
+
+            Texture2D temp = man.Load<Texture2D>("Common/buttons");
+            _phoneA = new VirtualButton(temp, new Vector2(695f, 380f), new Rectangle(0, 0, 40, 40), new Rectangle(0, 40, 40, 40));
+            _phoneB = new VirtualButton(temp, new Vector2(745f, 360f), new Rectangle(40, 0, 40, 40), new Rectangle(40, 40, 40, 40));
+#endif
+            _viewport = _manager.GraphicsDevice.Viewport;
+        }
+
+        private GamePadState HandleVirtualStickWin()
+        {
+            Vector2 _leftStick = Vector2.Zero;
+            List<Buttons> _buttons = new List<Buttons>();
+            PlayerIndex pout;
+            if (IsNewKeyPress(Keys.A, PlayerIndex.One, out pout))
+            {
+                _leftStick.X -= 1f;
+            }
+            if (IsNewKeyPress(Keys.S, PlayerIndex.One, out pout))
+            {
+                _leftStick.Y -= 1f;
+            }
+            if (IsNewKeyPress(Keys.D, PlayerIndex.One, out pout))
+            {
+                _leftStick.X += 1f;
+            }
+            if (IsNewKeyPress(Keys.W, PlayerIndex.One, out pout))
+            {
+                _leftStick.Y += 1f;
+            }
+            if (IsNewKeyPress(Keys.Space, PlayerIndex.One, out pout))
+            {
+                _buttons.Add(Buttons.A);
+            }
+            if (IsNewKeyPress(Keys.LeftControl, PlayerIndex.One, out pout))
+            {
+                _buttons.Add(Buttons.B);
+            }
+            if (_leftStick != Vector2.Zero)
+            {
+                _leftStick.Normalize();
+            }
+
+            return new GamePadState(_leftStick, Vector2.Zero, 0f, 0f, _buttons.ToArray());
+        }
+
+        private GamePadState HandleVirtualStickWP7()
+        {
+            List<Buttons> _buttons = new List<Buttons>();
+            Vector2 _stick = Vector2.Zero;
+#if WINDOWS_PHONE
+            _phoneA.Pressed = false;
+            _phoneB.Pressed = false;
+            TouchCollection touchLocations = TouchPanel.GetState();
+            foreach (TouchLocation touchLocation in touchLocations)
+            {
+                _phoneA.Update(touchLocation);
+                _phoneB.Update(touchLocation);
+                _phoneStick.Update(touchLocation);
+            }
+            if (_phoneA.Pressed)
+            {
+                _buttons.Add(Buttons.A);
+            }
+            if (_phoneB.Pressed)
+            {
+                _buttons.Add(Buttons.B);
+            }
+            _stick = _phoneStick.StickPosition;
+#endif
+            return new GamePadState(_stick, Vector2.Zero, 0f, 0f, _buttons.ToArray());
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -89,6 +249,31 @@ namespace GameStateManagement
         /// </summary>
         public void Update()
         {
+            _lastMouseState = _currentMouseState;
+            if (_handleVirtualStick)
+            {
+                _lastVirtualState = _currentVirtualState;
+            }
+
+            _currentMouseState = Mouse.GetState();
+
+            if (_handleVirtualStick)
+            {
+#if XBOX
+            _currentVirtualState= GamePad.GetState(PlayerIndex.One);
+#elif WINDOWS
+                if (GamePad.GetState(PlayerIndex.One).IsConnected)
+                {
+                    _currentVirtualState = GamePad.GetState(PlayerIndex.One);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _currentVirtualState = HandleVirtualStickWin();
+                }
+#elif WINDOWS_PHONE
+                _currentVirtualState = HandleVirtualStickWP7();
+#endif
+            }
             for (int i = 0; i < MaxInputs; i++)
             {
                 LastKeyboardStates[i] = CurrentKeyboardStates[i];
@@ -229,5 +414,17 @@ namespace GameStateManagement
                         IsNewButtonPress(button, PlayerIndex.Four, out playerIndex));
             }
         }
+
+        public bool IsNewVirtualButtonPress(Buttons button)
+        {
+            return (_lastVirtualState.IsButtonUp(button) &&
+                    _currentVirtualState.IsButtonDown(button));
+        }
+
+        public bool IsNewVirtualButtonRelease(Buttons button)
+        {
+            return (_lastVirtualState.IsButtonDown(button) &&
+                    _currentVirtualState.IsButtonUp(button));
+        }
     }
 }