VR partial passthrough using contour approximation

A computer system for virtual reality, the computer system comprising:

• one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, wherein the computer system is capable of performing a method comprising:
• detecting a selection of a real-world object, by a user, via a passthrough function of a virtual reality headset;
• analyzing a contour of the selected real-world object via a contour approximation method;
• creating a first layer that maintains passthrough function within the analyzed contour of the selected real-world object, wherein the creating the first layer includes cutting an image of the selected real-world object precisely around a border of the selected real-world object during the analyzing;
• creating a second layer that comprises a virtual simulated environment and one or more virtual objects;
• displaying the first layer on top of the second layer by overwrapping the first layer and the second layer;
• and
• continuously displaying the selected real-world object in the virtual simulated environment, wherein the continuous display of the selected real-world object comprises matching a position of the selected real-world object in the virtual simulated environment to a corresponding position in a real-world surrounding environment.

A computer program product for virtual reality, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer-readable tangible storage medium and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage medium, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
• detecting a selection of a real-world object, by a user, via a passthrough function of a virtual reality headset;
• analyzing a contour of the selected real-world object via a contour approximation method;
• creating a first layer that maintains passthrough function within the analyzed contour of the selected real-world object, wherein the creating the first layer includes cutting an image of the selected real-world object precisely around a border of the selected real-world object during the analyzing;
• creating a second layer that comprises a virtual simulated environment and one or more virtual objects;
• displaying the first layer on top of the second layer by overwrapping the first layer and the second layer;
• and
• continuously displaying the selected real-world object in the virtual simulated environment, wherein the continuous display of the selected real-world object comprises matching a position of the selected real-world object in the virtual simulated environment to a corresponding position in a real-world surrounding environment.