Video gaming system and method of operation

A light targeting peripheral for use with a video game console to play a video game, comprising:

• a gun-shaped housing having a handle portion and barrel portion that are defined as a single piece,
• a non-visible light source at least partially disposed in the gun-shaped housing,
• a trigger movably coupled to the gun-shaped housing, the trigger being actuatable by a user to move relative to the housing to actuate the non-visible light source,
• a switch disposed at least partially in the gun-shaped housing and in communication with the trigger and configured to generate a trigger signal when the trigger is depressed by the user,
• circuitry housed in the gun-shaped housing and electrically connected to the switch and configured to receive the trigger signal from the switch,
• an accessory coupleable to the gun-shaped housing, the accessory being a single hollow tube with a proximal open end and a distal open end, the proximal open end of the hollow tube configured to extend over a distal end of and couple to a distal portion of the barrel when the accessory is coupled to the gun-shaped housing and so that the hollow tube is co-axial with the non-visible light source and the non-visible light source extends at least partially into the hollow tube,
• one or more sensors disposed on or in the gun-shaped housing and configured to sense when the accessory is coupled to the gun-shaped housing and to communicate an accessory signal indicative of said accessory coupling to the circuitry, and
• a communication module housed in the housing and configured to communicate with the circuitry and with the video game console,
• wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit a first signal to the video game console via the communication module corresponding to the trigger signal, the circuitry further configured to transmit a second signal to the video game console via the communication module corresponding to the accessory signal to adjust a volume of a game sound associated with a shot corresponding to the trigger signal.

A light targeting peripheral for use with a video game console to play a video game, comprising:

• a housing having a proximal handle portion and a distal barrel portion that are defined as a single piece,
• a non-visible light source at least partially disposed in the housing,
• a trigger movably coupled to the housing, the trigger being actuatable by a user to move relative to the housing to actuate the non-visible light source,
• a switch disposed at least partially in the housing and in communication with the trigger and configured to generate a trigger signal when the trigger is depressed by the user,
• circuitry housed in the housing and electrically connected to the switch and configured to receive the trigger signal from the switch,
• an accessory coupleable to the housing, the accessory being a single hollow tube with a proximal open end and a distal open end, the proximal open end of the hollow tube configured to extend over a distal end of and couple to a distal portion of the barrel when the accessory is coupled to the housing and so that the hollow tube is co-axial with the non-visible light source and the non-visible light source extends at least partially into the hollow tube,
• one or more sensors disposed on or in the housing and configured to sense when the accessory is coupled to the housing and to communicate an accessory signal indicative of said accessory coupling to the circuitry, and
• a communication module housed in the housing and configured to communicate with the circuitry and with the video game console,
• wherein the circuitry is configured to transmit a first signal to the video game console via the communication module corresponding to the trigger signal, the circuitry further configured to transmit a second signal to the video game console via the communication module corresponding to the accessory signal to adjust an operating parameter of a video game operated by the video game console.