diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 312038a..50714f9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ The project now uses a **clean, event-driven architecture** perfect for building
 - ⚡ **Event-Driven**: Display only updates when input is received
 - 🔋 **Power Efficient**: Uses `__wfi()` to sleep between inputs (< 1mA idle)
 - 📄 **E-ink Optimized**: Minimizes screen refreshes for e-paper displays
-- 🎯 **Interrupt-Driven**: Touch and button handling via hardware interrupts
+- 🎯 **Hybrid Input**: IRQ wake-up plus active-touch sampling for smoother drag/move handling
 - 🧩 **Modular**: Clear separation of input processing, game logic, and rendering
 
 ### Architecture Highlights
 
 ```
-Interrupt → Set Flag → Wake CPU → Process Input → Update Game → Draw → Refresh → Sleep
+IRQ/Timer → Set Flag → Wake CPU → Process Input → Update Game → Draw → Refresh → Sleep
 ```
 
 **Before (Polling Loop):**
@@ -45,14 +45,18 @@ while(1) {
 
 **After (Reactive Template):**
 ```cpp
-while(1) {
-    __wfi();  // Sleep until interrupt
-    
+while (1) {
+    bool stay_awake = pending_refresh || touch_event_down || (last_touch_time != 0);
+    if (!stay_awake) {
+        __wfi();  // Sleep until interrupt
+        if (!has_pending_wake_source()) continue;  // Ignore unrelated wake-ups
+    }
+
     InputEvent input = process_button_input(config);
     if (!input.valid) {
         input = process_touch_input(config, &last_touch_time);
     }
-    
+
     if (input.valid && game_update(&game_state, input, config, &renderer)) {
         game_draw(&game_state, &renderer, &gui);
         refresh_screen(bit_buffer, display);
@@ -534,7 +538,8 @@ The typical development workflow:
 **Interrupt not triggering:**
 - Verify `TOUCH_INT_PIN` is correctly defined
 - Check INT pin is pulled high (internal pull-up or external resistor)
-- Confirm touch controller is configured for interrupt mode
+- Confirm touch controller is configured for trigger/interrupt mode
+- Touch processing uses hybrid mode: IRQ wake-up plus active-session sampling while touch is down
 
 ### SD Card Issues
 
@@ -579,7 +584,7 @@ The code includes `printf()` statements for debugging touch, display, and SD car
 
 For battery-powered projects:
 - E-Paper displays use almost no power when idle
-- Use `__wfi()` (Wait For Interrupt) to sleep between inputs
+- Use `__wfi()` (Wait For Interrupt) to sleep between event bursts
 - Disable TFT backlight when idle
 - Lower SPI/I2C baud rates to reduce power consumption
 
@@ -607,7 +612,8 @@ For battery-powered projects:
 ### Touch Features
 - Multi-touch support (up to 2 points)
 - Coordinate transformation
-- Touch debouncing
+- Hybrid IRQ + active-session sampling
+- Touch debouncing with release hysteresis
 - Event types (press, lift, contact)
 
 ### SD Card Features
diff --git a/basic1.cpp b/basic1.cpp
index 455bde6..b2caf45 100644
--- a/basic1.cpp
+++ b/basic1.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * - Event-driven: Display only updates when input is received
  * - Power efficient: Uses __wfi() to sleep between inputs
  * - E-ink optimized: Minimizes screen refreshes
- * - Interrupt-driven: Touch and button handling via interrupts
+ * - Hybrid input handling: IRQ wake-up plus active-touch sampling
  * - Modular: Clear separation of input, game logic, and rendering
  * 
  * ARCHITECTURE:
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 
 #include "pico/stdlib.h"
 #include "pico/binary_info.h"
-#include "hardware/sync.h"
 #include "pico/multicore.h"
 #include "board_config.h"  // Board-specific pin configuration
 #include "sd_card.h"
@@ -171,7 +170,6 @@ static uint32_t last_interaction_time = 0;  // Last time user interacted
 static bool is_idle_2min_triggered = false; // Flag for 2min trigger
 static bool is_idle_10min_triggered = false; // Flag for 10min trigger
 static volatile bool dim_check_flag = false;  // Flag set by timer to check dimming
-static LowLevelDisplay* global_display = nullptr;  // Global display pointer for timer callback
 
 /**
  * @brief Update last interaction time and notify display driver
@@ -269,6 +267,18 @@ static inline bool has_pending_wake_source() {
     return false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @brief Returns true when the currently selected game needs frame ticks.
+ */
+static inline bool game_wants_frame_updates(GameLauncher& launcher) {
+    if (!launcher.is_game_selected()) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    Game* game = launcher.get_selected_game();
+    return game && game->wants_frame_updates();
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief Touch interrupt callback handler
  * 
@@ -282,6 +292,8 @@ static inline bool has_pending_wake_source() {
  * @param events Event mask (GPIO_IRQ_EDGE_FALL and/or GPIO_IRQ_EDGE_RISE)
  */
 void touch_interrupt_handler(uint gpio, uint32_t events) {
+    (void)gpio;
+
     // Track which edge triggered (down vs up).
     // Keep ISR minimal: do not log/print from interrupt context.
     if (events & GPIO_IRQ_EDGE_FALL) {
@@ -325,9 +337,6 @@ void button_interrupt_handler(uint gpio, uint32_t events) {
 const int V_WIDTH = DISPLAY_WIDTH;
 const int V_HEIGHT = DISPLAY_HEIGHT;
 
-// Touch indicator settings
-#define TOUCH_RADIUS 10
-
 uint8_t bit_buffer[V_WIDTH * V_HEIGHT / 8];
 
 /**
@@ -427,7 +436,7 @@ int main()
     if (touch) {
         printf("Touch initialized successfully\n");
         
-        // Set up interrupt-driven touch detection
+        // Set up touch IRQ wake-up (InputManager handles active-touch sampling)
         printf("Setting up touch interrupt callback...\n");
         touch->set_interrupt_callback(touch_interrupt_handler);
         printf("Touch interrupt enabled on INT pin (falling and rising edges)\n");
@@ -549,10 +558,11 @@ int main()
     // Core 0 (this loop): Handles input and game logic - stays responsive
     // Core 1: Handles display refresh - can take 1-2 seconds for e-ink
     // 
-    // The loop sleeps until an interrupt occurs, then:
+    // The loop primarily sleeps on __wfi(), and wakes to:
     // 1. Process input (button or touch)
     // 2. Update game state based on input
     // 3. Queue refresh on Core 1 (non-blocking)
+    // While touch is active or a game needs frame ticks, the loop stays awake.
     // This keeps Core 0 responsive even during slow e-ink refreshes
     // ========================================================================
     
@@ -561,8 +571,6 @@ int main()
     
     // Initialize last interaction time to current time
     last_interaction_time = to_ms_since_boot(get_absolute_time());
-    global_display = display;
-    
     // Set up repeating alarm to periodically check dimming status
     // This wakes the CPU from __wfi() every DIM_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS
     add_alarm_in_ms(DIM_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS, dim_check_alarm_callback, nullptr, true);
@@ -612,12 +620,7 @@ int main()
         if (touch_event_down) stay_awake = true;  // Keep sampling while finger is down
         if (last_touch_time != 0) stay_awake = true;  // Keep sampling during active touch session
 
-        if (launcher.is_game_selected()) {
-            Game* g = launcher.get_selected_game();
-            if (g && g->wants_frame_updates()) {
-                stay_awake = true;
-            }
-        }
+        if (game_wants_frame_updates(launcher)) stay_awake = true;
 
         if (!stay_awake) {
             // Sleep until interrupt wakes us up (very power efficient!)
@@ -722,10 +725,10 @@ int main()
             }
         } 
         
-        if (launcher.is_game_selected()) {
+        if (game_wants_frame_updates(launcher)) {
             // No input, but check if game wants continuous updates
             current_game = launcher.get_selected_game();
-            if (current_game->wants_frame_updates()) {
+            if (current_game) {
                 // Only send frame tick if we're ready to draw the next frame
                 if (!is_refresh_in_progress()) {
                     InputEvent frame_tick = {INPUT_FRAME_TICK, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, true};
diff --git a/lib/input_manager.cpp b/lib/input_manager.cpp
index e5f0781..04e576e 100644
--- a/lib/input_manager.cpp
+++ b/lib/input_manager.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 
 // External interrupt flags from basic1.cpp
 extern volatile bool touch_interrupt_flag;
-extern volatile bool touch_event_down;
 extern volatile bool button_key0_pressed;
 extern volatile bool button_key1_pressed;
 
diff --git a/lib/input_manager.h b/lib/input_manager.h
index 8215785..68137cd 100644
--- a/lib/input_manager.h
+++ b/lib/input_manager.h
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ public:
     InputManager(LowLevelTouch* touch, const GameConfig* config);
     
     /**
-     * @brief Process touch input from controller
-     * @param last_time Pointer to last touch timestamp for debouncing
-     * @return InputEvent (valid=false if no valid input)
+     * @brief Process touch input using hybrid IRQ + active-session sampling.
+     * @param last_time Pointer to last touch timestamp (0 means no active touch session)
+     * @return InputEvent (valid=false if no state change/update is emitted)
      */
     InputEvent process_touch_input(uint32_t* last_time);
     
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ public:
 private:
     LowLevelTouch* touch;
     const GameConfig* config;
+    // Consecutive touch_count==0 samples while a touch session is active.
+    // Used to suppress false TOUCH_UP events from transient touch controller jitter.
     uint8_t no_touch_samples = 0;
     
     // Virtual button regions