Apparatus and method for deconflicting competing cross reality engagements

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• invoking a first application that facilitates a first presentation by a first communication device of a first virtual object, a first physical object, or a combination thereof;
• invoking a second application that facilitates a second presentation by a second communication device of a second virtual object, a second physical object, or a combination thereof, wherein the second application is different from the first application, and wherein the second communication device is different from the first communication device;
• identifying a conflict between the second virtual object, the second physical object, or the combination thereof, and the first virtual object, the first physical object, or the combination thereof;
• and
• responsive to the identifying of the conflict, modifying the first presentation, the second presentation, or a combination thereof.

A method, comprising:

• presenting, by a processing system including a processor, a first virtual object in accordance with a first context associated with a first user engaged in a communication session via a first application executed by a first communication device;
• presenting, by the processing system, a second virtual object in accordance with a second context associated with a second user engaged in the communication session via a second application executed by a second communication device that is different from the first communication device;
• identifying, by the processing system, a conflict between the presenting of the first virtual object by the first communication device and the presenting of the second virtual object, a presenting of a physical object, or a combination thereof, by the second communication device;
• and
• responsive to the identifying of the conflict, modifying, by the processing system, the first virtual object, the second virtual object, or a combination thereof.