Artificial reality augments and surfaces

A computing system for managing multiple virtual containers in an artificial reality environment, the computing system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memories storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the computing system to perform a process comprising:
• selecting, by at least one virtual container, a current display mode based at least in part on one or more properties of a surface,
• wherein the one or more properties are received from an artificial reality environment controlling application that:
• receives an identification of the surface in the artificial reality environment with at least a surface type property;
• identifies the at least one virtual container, of the multiple virtual containers, that is associated with the identified surface;
• and
• provides the one or more properties of the identified surface to the identified at least one virtual container;
• and
• wherein the current display mode A) controls how the identified at least one virtual container writes content into a defined size or shape of an area or a volume that was set for the identified at least one virtual container in the current display mode and B) corresponds to the surface type property of the identified surface.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a process for managing virtual containers, the process comprising:

• receiving an identification of a surface in the artificial reality environment with at least a surface type property;
• identifying at least one virtual container, of multiple virtual containers, that is associated with the identified surface;
• and
• providing one or more properties of the identified surface to the identified at least one virtual container;
• wherein the identified at least one virtual container selects a current display mode based at least in part on the one or more properties of the identified surface, and
• wherein the current display mode A) controls how the identified at least one virtual container writes content into a defined size or shape of an area or a volume that was set for the identified at least one virtual container in the current display mode and B) corresponds to the surface type property of the identified surface.