diff --git a/examples/js/controls/DeviceOrientationControls.js b/examples/js/controls/DeviceOrientationControls.js
index a59d901ea041673ba412a7ff3488054cf579a00e..a479a631833fa7e9bc41b7a20da96807d0ef8ad8 100644
--- a/examples/js/controls/DeviceOrientationControls.js
+++ b/examples/js/controls/DeviceOrientationControls.js
@@ -8,14 +8,15 @@ THREE.DeviceOrientationControls = function ( object ) {
 
 	this.object = object;
 
-	this.degtorad = Math.PI / 180;
 	this.freeze = true;
 
 	this.deviceOrientation = {};
 	this.screenOrientation = 0;
 
-	this._rotationVector = new THREE.Vector3();
-	this._rotationMatrix = new THREE.Matrix4();
+	var degtorad = Math.PI / 180;
+
+	var _objectRotationMatrix = new THREE.Matrix4();
+	var _tmpRotationMatrix    = new THREE.Matrix4();
 
 	this.onDeviceOrientationChangeEvent = function( rawEvtData ) {
 		this.deviceOrientation = rawEvtData;
@@ -25,20 +26,10 @@ THREE.DeviceOrientationControls = function ( object ) {
 		this.screenOrientation = window.orientation || 0;
 	};
 
-	this.setRotationVectorFromDeviceOrientation = function( alpha, beta, gamma) {
-		this._rotationVector.set(
-			(beta || 0) * this.degtorad,  // x
-			(gamma || 0) * this.degtorad, // y
-			(alpha || 0) * this.degtorad  // z
-		);
-
-		return this._rotationVector;
-	};
-
-	this.setRotationMatrixFromRotationVector = function( rotationVector ) {
-		var x = rotationVector.x || 0; // beta
-		var y = rotationVector.y || 0; // gamma
-		var z = rotationVector.z || 0; // alpha
+	this.setObjectRotationMatrixFromDeviceOrientation = function() {
+		var x = this.deviceOrientation.beta  ? this.deviceOrientation.beta  * degtorad : 0; // beta
+		var y = this.deviceOrientation.gamma ? this.deviceOrientation.gamma * degtorad : 0; // gamma
+		var z = this.deviceOrientation.alpha ? this.deviceOrientation.alpha * degtorad : 0; // alpha
 
 		var cX = Math.cos(x);
 		var cY = Math.cos(y);
@@ -65,21 +56,20 @@ THREE.DeviceOrientationControls = function ( object ) {
 		var m32 = sX;
 		var m33 = cX * cY;
 
-		this._rotationMatrix.set(
+		_objectRotationMatrix.set(
 			m11,    m12,    m13,    0,
 			m21,    m22,    m23,    0,
 			m31,    m32,    m33,    0,
 			0,      0,      0,      1
 		);
 
-		return this._rotationMatrix;
+		return _objectRotationMatrix;
 	};
 
-	this.remapRotationMatrixByScreenOrientation = function( screenOrientation, rotationMatrix ) {
-		var transformedRotationMatrix = new THREE.Matrix4();
-		transformedRotationMatrix.copy( rotationMatrix );
+	this.remapObjectRotationMatrixFromScreenOrientation = function() {
+                _tmpRotationMatrix.copy( _objectRotationMatrix );
 
-		switch( screenOrientation ) {
+		switch( this.screenOrientation ) {
 			case 90:
 			case -270:
 				//
@@ -93,17 +83,17 @@ THREE.DeviceOrientationControls = function ( object ) {
 				// (see: http://bit.ly/1itCOq2)
 				//
 
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[0] = -rotationMatrix.elements[4];
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[4] = rotationMatrix.elements[0];
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[8] = rotationMatrix.elements[8];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[0]  = - _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[4];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[4]  =   _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[0];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[8]  =   _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[8];
 
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[1] = -rotationMatrix.elements[5];
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[5] = rotationMatrix.elements[1];
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[9] = rotationMatrix.elements[9];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[1]  = - _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[5];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[5]  =   _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[1];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[9]  =   _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[9];
 
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[2] = -rotationMatrix.elements[6];
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[6] = rotationMatrix.elements[2];
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[10] = rotationMatrix.elements[10];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[2]  = - _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[6];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[6]  =   _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[2];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[10] =   _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[10];
 
 				break;
 			case 180:
@@ -119,17 +109,17 @@ THREE.DeviceOrientationControls = function ( object ) {
 				// (see: http://bit.ly/1dIrx0I)
 				//
 
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[0] = -rotationMatrix.elements[0];
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[4] = -rotationMatrix.elements[4];
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[8] = rotationMatrix.elements[8];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[0]  = - _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[0];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[4]  = - _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[4];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[8]  =   _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[8];
 
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[1] = -rotationMatrix.elements[1];
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[5] = -rotationMatrix.elements[5];
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[9] = rotationMatrix.elements[9];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[1]  = - _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[1];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[5]  = - _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[5];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[9]  =   _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[9];
 
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[2] = -rotationMatrix.elements[2];
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[6] = -rotationMatrix.elements[6];
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[10] = rotationMatrix.elements[10];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[2]  = - _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[2];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[6]  = - _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[6];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[10] =   _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[10];
 
 				break;
 			case 270:
@@ -145,17 +135,17 @@ THREE.DeviceOrientationControls = function ( object ) {
 				// (see: http://bit.ly/1h73sQ0)
 				//
 
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[0] = rotationMatrix.elements[4];
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[4] = -rotationMatrix.elements[0];
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[8] = rotationMatrix.elements[8];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[0]  =   _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[4];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[4]  = - _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[0];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[8]  =   _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[8];
 
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[1] = rotationMatrix.elements[5];
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[5] = -rotationMatrix.elements[1];
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[9] = rotationMatrix.elements[9];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[1]  =   _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[5];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[5]  = - _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[1];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[9]  =   _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[9];
 
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[2] = rotationMatrix.elements[6];
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[6] = -rotationMatrix.elements[2];
-				transformedRotationMatrix.elements[10] = rotationMatrix.elements[10];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[2]  =   _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[6];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[6]  = - _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[2];
+				_objectRotationMatrix.elements[10] =   _tmpRotationMatrix.elements[10];
 
 				break;
 			default:
@@ -172,9 +162,7 @@ THREE.DeviceOrientationControls = function ( object ) {
 				break;
 		}
 
-		this._rotationMatrix.copy( transformedRotationMatrix );
-
-		return this._rotationMatrix;
+		return _objectRotationMatrix;
 	};
 
 	this.update = function( delta ) {
@@ -182,19 +170,11 @@ THREE.DeviceOrientationControls = function ( object ) {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		this.setRotationVectorFromDeviceOrientation(
-			this.deviceOrientation.alpha,
-			this.deviceOrientation.beta,
-			this.deviceOrientation.gamma
-		);
-
-		this.setRotationMatrixFromRotationVector( this._rotationVector );
-
-		this.remapRotationMatrixByScreenOrientation( this.screenOrientation, this._rotationMatrix );
+		this.setObjectRotationMatrixFromDeviceOrientation();
 
-		this.object.quaternion.setFromRotationMatrix( this._rotationMatrix );
+		this.remapObjectRotationMatrixFromScreenOrientation();
 
-		this.object.updateProjectionMatrix();
+		this.object.quaternion.setFromRotationMatrix( _objectRotationMatrix );
 	};
 
 	function bind( scope, fn ) {