While Oculus has a booth full of their Rift CV1 headsets for PAX attendees to try out, the company’s new ‘Touch’ motion input controller is behind closed doors. But that doesn’t mean they’re off-limits entirely. A few lucky PAX-goers will win a chance to try the new device for themselves.

oculus touch hands on e3 2015 (2)Oculus is booking PAX appointments for Rift demos through their official app on Android and iOS.

See Also: Where to Try Vive, Rift, and Morpheus and What’s Playing at PAX 2015 This Weekend

For your chance to win an Oculus Touch demo, use the hashtag #OculusPAX on Twitter/Instagram with a photo of your Rift demo. Oculus appears to be selecting winners daily at 4:30pm.

In our hands-on with Touch, I called the device “an elegant extension of your hand for touching virtual worlds,” and found the controller’s ergonomics to be best-in-class.

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