System and method for visualizing an object in a simulated environment

A computer program product for visualizing a selected glass object on a mobile device having a display screen, comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium including program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

• receive user input identifying a selected simulated environment and a selected glass object, wherein the selected glass object is selected from a plurality of glass objects, and wherein each glass object of the plurality of glass objects is associated with object characteristics;
• capture visual data from at least one camera coupled to the mobile device, the visual data comprising environment data corresponding to an actual environment;
• and
• render the visual data received from the at least one camera on the display screen of the mobile device based at least partially on the object characteristics of the selected glass object and the visual data, such that the display screen shows a rendering of how the actual environment appears through the selected glass object.

A mobile device for visualizing a selected glass object, comprising:

• at least one camera;
• at least one display screen;
• and
• at least one processor coupled with the at least one camera and the at least one display screen, the at least one processor programmed or configured to:
• receive user input identifying a selected glass object, wherein the selected glass object is selected from a plurality of glass objects, and wherein each glass object of the plurality of glass objects is associated with object characteristics;
• capture visual data from the at least one camera, the visual data comprising environment data corresponding to an actual environment;
• and
• render the visual data received from the at least one camera on the display screen based at least partially on the object characteristics of the selected glass object and the visual data, such that the display screen shows a rendering of how the actual environment appears through the selected glass object.