Interactive environment with virtual environment space scanning

A computing system, comprising:

• a display that displays an environment image including at least one virtual object;
• and
• a scanning mechanism that detects a user interaction with the environment image by:
• scanning a three-dimensional space corresponding to the environment image;
• and
• detecting movement of a manipulating element in the three-dimensional space and interaction between the manipulating element and a location within the three-dimensional space that corresponds to a location of the at least one virtual object.

A portable display system, comprising:

• at least one display that displays an environment image representing at least one virtual object positioned in a virtual environment space;
• and
• a scanning mechanism that scans a three-dimensional space corresponding to the virtual environment space to determine one or more locations of interactivity by:
• scanning the three-dimensional space that corresponds to the virtual environment space of the environment image;
• and
• detecting movement of a manipulating element in the three-dimensional space and interaction between the manipulating element and a location within the three-dimensional space that corresponds to a location of the at least one virtual object within the virtual environment space.