When it comes to playing Android TV games, you can use Google’s traditional controller, and soon, your own Android mobile device. Google has given developers a set of new tools that includes the ability to turn nearby smartphones or tablets into game controllers. Developers will even be able to adjust what displays on your device’s screen.

During a video demonstration, Google showed how gamers playing Beach Buggy Racing had access to more controls than what a traditional controller could provide (i.e., just a joystick and physical buttons). The game, for instance, included a nitrous booster icon to the controller’s screen, as well as special powers, and more.

That means your phone doesn’t just double as a run-of-the-mill controller, it becomes a controller that enhances your gaming experience: “With this new protocol, games can seamlessly connect smartphones and tablets as second-screen controls to the game running on your TV,”