Mobile platform as a physical interface for interaction

A method to provide a mobile computing platform as a physical interface for an interactive space, the method comprising:

• establishing a wireless connection between a device and a mobile computing platform that is separate and distinct from the device, the device being configured to be worn on a head of a user, the device including one or more image-forming components configured to generate light rays to form images of virtual content, the one or more image-forming components being configured to present the images to the user and superimpose the images over views of a real-world environment to create an interactive space such that the virtual content is perceived to be present in the real-world environment, wherein user interactions with the mobile computing platform facilitate user interactions with the virtual content in the interactive space;
• obtaining relative position information, the relative position information conveying a position and/or heading of the mobile computing platform relative to a perceived position and/or heading of the virtual content;
• obtaining user input information, the user input information conveying user entry and/or selection of one or more input elements of the mobile computing platform, the user entry and/or selection of the one or more input elements comprising part of the user interactions with the mobile computing platform;
• determining remote command information based on the relative position information and the user input information, the remote command information being configured to effectuate the user interactions with the virtual content in the interactive space based on the user interactions with the mobile computing platform;
• and
• controlling the one or more image-forming components based on the remote command information, such that the one or more image-forming components are controlled to cause the images of the virtual content to reflect the user interactions with the virtual content,
• wherein determining the remote command information based on the relative position information and the user input information comprises:
• determining, based on the relative position information, a perceived selection of a virtual object;
• and
• determining based on the user entry and/or selection of the one or more input elements of the mobile computing platform, an interaction with the selected virtual object in the interactive space, and
• wherein determining the perceived selection of the virtual object comprises determining that a distance between the virtual object and the mobile computing platform is less than a predetermined threshold.

Non-transitory electronic storage medium storing machine-readable instructions which, when executed by a mobile computing platform, cause the mobile computing platform to:

• establish a wireless connection between the mobile computing platform and device configured to be worn on a head of a user, the device including one or more image-forming components configured to generate light rays to form images of virtual content, the one or more image-forming components being configured to present the images to the user and superimpose the images over views of a real-world environment to create an interactive space such that the virtual content is perceived to be present in the real-world environment, wherein user interactions with the mobile computing platform facilitate user interactions with the virtual content in the interactive space;
• obtain output signals conveying position information and/or heading information, the position information and/or heading information conveying a position and/or heading of the mobile computing platform;
• obtain user input information, the user input information conveying user entry and/or selection of one or more input elements of the mobile computing platform, the user entry and/or selection of the one or more input elements comprising part of the user interactions with the mobile computing platform;
• and
• effectuate communication of the output signals and the user input information to the device, wherein the device utilizes the output signals and the user input information to control the one or more image-forming components to cause the images of the virtual content to reflect the user interactions with the virtual content,
• wherein determining the remote command information based on the relative position information and the user input information comprises:
• determining, based on the relative position information, a perceived selection of a virtual object;
• and
• determining, based on the user entry and/or selection of the one or more input elements of the mobile computing platform, an interaction with the selected virtual object in the interactive space, and
• wherein determining the perceived selection of the virtual object comprises determining that distance between the virtual object and the mobile computing platform is less than a predetermined threshold.