This disclosure relates to systems, methods, and devices for interacting with a virtual reality environment via a virtual reality headset device. In particular, one or more embodiments include a display screen secured to a housing frame. One or more embodiments also include a touch interface positioned in a relative position with respect to the display screen. In addition, an area of the touch interface can be mapped to an area of the display screen. As such, one or more embodiments also detect a user interaction at the touch interface and provide a response to the display screen in accordance with a position of the user interaction at the touch interface.