diff --git a/bkcore.coffee/controllers/TouchController.coffee b/bkcore.coffee/controllers/TouchController.coffee
index b1dc5a1..24b749e 100644
--- a/bkcore.coffee/controllers/TouchController.coffee
+++ b/bkcore.coffee/controllers/TouchController.coffee
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class TouchController
     event.preventDefault()
     return if not @active
     for touch in event.changedTouches
-      if @stickID is touch.identifier
+      if @stickID is touch.identifier and touch.clientX < @stickMargin
         @stickPos.set(touch.clientX, touch.clientY)
         @stickVector.copy(@stickPos).substract(@stickStartPos)
         break
diff --git a/bkcore.coffee/controllers/TouchController.js b/bkcore.coffee/controllers/TouchController.js
index 5283e69..d8e7f15 100644
--- a/bkcore.coffee/controllers/TouchController.js
+++ b/bkcore.coffee/controllers/TouchController.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.4.0
+// Generated by CoffeeScript 1.7.1
 
 /*
   TouchController (stick + buttons) for touch devices
@@ -6,29 +6,26 @@
   
   @class bkcore.controllers.TouchController
   @author Thibaut 'BKcore' Despoulain <http://bkcore.com>
-*/
-
+ */
 
 (function() {
   var TouchController, Vec2, exports, _base;
 
   TouchController = (function() {
-
     TouchController.isCompatible = function() {
       return 'ontouchstart' in document.documentElement;
     };
 
-    /*
-        Creates a new TouchController
-    
-        @param dom DOMElement The element that will listen to touch events
-        @param stickMargin int The left margin in px for stick detection
-        @param buttonCallback function Callback for non-stick touches
-    */
 
+    /*
+      Creates a new TouchController
+    
+      @param dom DOMElement The element that will listen to touch events
+      @param stickMargin int The left margin in px for stick detection
+      @param buttonCallback function Callback for non-stick touches
+     */
 
     function TouchController(dom, stickMargin, buttonCallback) {
-      var _this = this;
       this.dom = dom;
       this.stickMargin = stickMargin != null ? stickMargin : 200;
       this.buttonCallback = buttonCallback != null ? buttonCallback : null;
@@ -38,21 +35,27 @@
       this.stickPos = new Vec2(0, 0);
       this.stickStartPos = new Vec2(0, 0);
       this.stickVector = new Vec2(0, 0);
-      this.dom.addEventListener('touchstart', (function(e) {
-        return _this.touchStart(e);
-      }), false);
-      this.dom.addEventListener('touchmove', (function(e) {
-        return _this.touchMove(e);
-      }), false);
-      this.dom.addEventListener('touchend', (function(e) {
-        return _this.touchEnd(e);
-      }), false);
+      this.dom.addEventListener('touchstart', ((function(_this) {
+        return function(e) {
+          return _this.touchStart(e);
+        };
+      })(this)), false);
+      this.dom.addEventListener('touchmove', ((function(_this) {
+        return function(e) {
+          return _this.touchMove(e);
+        };
+      })(this)), false);
+      this.dom.addEventListener('touchend', ((function(_this) {
+        return function(e) {
+          return _this.touchEnd(e);
+        };
+      })(this)), false);
     }
 
-    /*
-        @private
-    */
 
+    /*
+      @private
+     */
 
     TouchController.prototype.touchStart = function(event) {
       var touch, _i, _len, _ref;
@@ -78,10 +81,10 @@
       return false;
     };
 
-    /*
-        @private
-    */
 
+    /*
+      @private
+     */
 
     TouchController.prototype.touchMove = function(event) {
       var touch, _i, _len, _ref;
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@
       _ref = event.changedTouches;
       for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
         touch = _ref[_i];
-        if (this.stickID === touch.identifier) {
+        if (this.stickID === touch.identifier && touch.clientX < this.stickMargin) {
           this.stickPos.set(touch.clientX, touch.clientY);
           this.stickVector.copy(this.stickPos).substract(this.stickStartPos);
           break;
@@ -102,10 +105,10 @@
       return false;
     };
 
-    /*
-        @private
-    */
 
+    /*
+      @private
+     */
 
     TouchController.prototype.touchEnd = function(event) {
       var touch, _i, _len, _ref;
@@ -133,15 +136,14 @@
 
   })();
 
+
   /*
     Internal class used for vector2
     @class Vec2
     @private
-  */
-
+   */
 
   Vec2 = (function() {
-
     function Vec2(x, y) {
       this.x = x != null ? x : 0;
       this.y = y != null ? y : 0;
@@ -169,11 +171,11 @@
 
   })();
 
+
   /*
     Exports
     @package bkcore
-  */
-
+   */
 
   exports = exports != null ? exports : this;
 
diff --git a/bkcore/hexgl/ShipControls.js b/bkcore/hexgl/ShipControls.js
index 81c31a6..b62e958 100644
--- a/bkcore/hexgl/ShipControls.js
+++ b/bkcore/hexgl/ShipControls.js
@@ -131,10 +131,13 @@ bkcore.hexgl.ShipControls = function(ctx)
 					window.location.reload(false);
 				else if(event.touches.length == 3)
 					ctx.restart();
-				else if(event.touches.length <= 1)
-					self.key.forward = false;
-				else
-					self.key.forward = true;
+				// touch was on the right-hand side of the screen
+				else if (touch.clientX > (ctx.width / 2)) {
+					if (event.type === 'touchend')
+						self.key.forward = false;
+					else
+						self.key.forward = true;
+				}
 			});
 	}
 	else if(ctx.controlType == 4 && bkcore.controllers.OrientationController.isCompatible())