Accessory for presenting information associated with an application

A method, comprising:

• generating, by a processing system including a processor, a color map for a light emitting game controller responsive to receiving a plurality of actions performed within a video game presented on a display, wherein the light emitting game controller is not the display, and wherein the light emitting game controller includes a keyboard;
• responsive to identifying, by the processing system, that tactile information performs a portion of the plurality of actions within the video game, sending, by the processing system, the light emitting game controller a first status signal for a first variable tactical condition of the video game based on the color map wherein the light emitting game controller comprises a plurality of light sources wherein each light source of the plurality of light sources emits a controllable spectrum of light through a corresponding keypad of a plurality of keypads of the keyboard of the light emitting game controller, and wherein the controllable spectrum of light emitted by each of a first grouping of the plurality of light sources is adjusted according to the first status signal;
• modifying, by the processing system, the color map responsive to receiving user input resulting in a modified color map;
• and
• sending, by the processing system, a second status signal for the first variable tactical condition based on the modified color map to the light emitting game controller wherein the controllable spectrum of light emitted by each light source of the first grouping is adjusted according to the second status signal.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• generating a color map for a light emitting game controller according to a plurality of actions performed within a video game presented on a display, wherein the light emitting game controller is not the display, and wherein the light emitting game controller includes a keyboard;
• receiving tactile information from the light emitting game controller;
• and
• responsive to identifying that the tactile information performs a portion of the plurality of actions within the video game, providing the light emitting game controller first status information for a first variable tactical condition of the video game based on the color map, wherein the light emitting game controller comprises a plurality of light sources, wherein each light source of the plurality of light sources emits a controllable spectrum of light through a keypad of a plurality of keypads of the keyboard of the light emitting game controller, and wherein the controllable spectrum of light emitted by each of a first grouping of the plurality of light sources is adjusted according to the first status information.