Method and apparatus for interface control with prompt and feedback

A device, comprising:

• a wearable display configured to display a virtual object;
• a sensor configured to detect a viewer input from a viewer of the wearable display;
• a processing device coupled to the wearable display and the sensor, wherein the processing device is configured to:
• establish a first type of gesture for interacting with objects in a virtual reality environment;
• establish a second type of gesture for interacting with the objects in the virtual reality environment;
• associate a first virtual object with the first type of gesture, wherein the first type of gesture is an interaction with the first virtual object;
• anticipate detecting the first type of gesture;
• display, by the wearable display, the first virtual object;
• display a base form of a graphical cursor, the graphical cursor associated with the first type of gesture;
• detect, by the sensor, a first viewer input from the viewer of the wearable display;
• determine whether a form of the first viewer input detected by the sensor is:
• a first appearance that indicates the viewer is preparing to initiate the first type of gesture;
• a second appearance that indicates the viewer is preparing to initiate the second type of gesture;
• or
• a third appearance that indicates the viewer is preparing to initiate an unknown type of gesture;
• and
• in response to the first viewer input indicating the viewer is preparing to initiate the first type of gesture, display a confirmation that the first viewer input corresponds to the anticipated first type of gesture. wherein the confirmation comprises an engaged form of the graphical cursor.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a display configured to display a virtual object;
• a sensor configured to detect an input from a viewer of the display;
• a processing device coupled to the display and the sensor, wherein the processing device is configured to:
• associate a first virtual object with a first gesture, wherein the first gesture is an interaction with a first virtual object;
• associate the first gesture with a first cursor;
• display, by the display, the first virtual object;
• display a base form of the first cursor, the first cursor associated with the first aesture;
• detect, by the sensor, a viewer input from the viewer of the display;
• determine whether a form of the viewer input detected by the sensor is:
• a first appearance that indicates the viewer is about to initiate the first gesture;
• or
• a second appearance that indicates the viewer is about to initiate a second gesture;
• and
• in response to the form of the viewer input indicating the viewer is about to initiate the first gesture, display a confirmation the viewer is about to initiate a correct gesture for the first virtual object, wherein the confirmation comprises an engaged form of the first cursor.