System and method for projecting graphical objects

A system for projecting graphical objects, the system comprising:

• a virtual reality (VR) rendering engine configured to generate a virtual reality space of a geographic region of interest, the virtual reality space including a graphical feature that represents a physical feature of the geographic region of interest, wherein the physical feature corresponds to a real-world structure onto which a real image of a graphical object is to be projected to provide a visual of the graphical object to people occupying the geographic region of interest;
• a display system comprising an electronic processor and a display, the display system coupled to the VR rendering engine, wherein
• the display is configured to display a virtual reality graphical user interface (GUI) including the generated virtual reality space and a menu having a plurality of graphical objects, and
• the electronic processor is configured to detect a user input indicative of a placement of at least one of the graphical objects in the virtual reality space;
• and
• a projector interface coupled to the display system, the projector interface configured to
• determine a projection surface on the physical feature of the geographic region of interest based on the placement of the at least one of the graphical objects in the virtual reality space, wherein the projection surface corresponds to a real-world surface that is in physical contact with at least a portion of the physical feature of the geographic region of interest, and
• generate instructions for a projector to project a real image of the at least one of the graphical objects onto the projection surface in the physical feature of the geographic region of interest for simulating collocation between the projected image on the physical feature in the geographic region of interest and the placed graphical object on the graphical feature in the virtual reality space, wherein the real image is visible to people occupying the geographic region of interest.