1. A system comprising: a manipulatable input device movable through real space in at least three degrees of freedom, the manipulatable input device incorporating a haptic output device; a processor in communication with the haptic output device; a memory on which instructions executable by the processor are stored for causing the processor to: receive one or more sensor signals indicating a position of the manipulatable input device in the at least three degrees of freedom and an identification of the manipulatable input device; establish a communication pathway between the manipulatable input device and the processor; after establishing the communication pathway, determine a feedback parameter based at least in part on the position of the manipulatable input device in the at least three degrees of freedom and the identification of the manipulatable input device; and transmit a haptic signal to the haptic output device, the haptic signal configured to cause the haptic output device to output a haptic effect according to the feedback parameter.