Virtual 3d monitor

A virtual reality system, comprising:

• a head-mounted display device including a right near-eye see-through display and a left near-eye see-through display;
• and
• a computing system that:
• obtains virtual reality information defining a virtual environment that includes a virtual surface,
• sets right-eye display coordinates of a right-eye virtual object representing a right-eye view of the virtual surface at an apparent real-world position,
• sets left-eye display coordinates of a left-eye virtual object representing a left-eye view of the virtual surface at the apparent real-world position,
• obtains a first set of textures, each texture of the first set derived from a two-dimensional image of a scene,
• obtains a second set of textures, each texture of the second set derived from a two-dimensional image of the scene captured from a different perspective than a paired two-dimensional image of the first set of textures,
• maps the first set of textures to the right-eye virtual object,
• generates right-eye display information representing the first set of textures mapped to the right-eye virtual object at the right-eye display coordinates,
• outputs the right-eye display information to the right near-eye see-through display for display of the first set of textures at the right-eye display coordinates,
• maps the second set of textures to the left-eye virtual object,
• generates left-eye display information representing the second set of textures mapped to the left-eye virtual object at the left-eye display coordinates, and
• outputs the left-eye display information to the left near-eye see-through display for display of the second set of textures at the left-eye display coordinates.

A virtual reality method for a head-mounted see-through display device having right and left near-eye see-through displays, the method comprising:

• obtaining virtual reality information defining a virtual environment that includes a virtual surface;
• setting left-eye display coordinates of the left near-eye see-through display for display of a left-eye virtual object relative to right-eye display coordinates of the right near-eye see-through display for display of a right-eye virtual object as a function of an apparent real-world position of the virtual surface;
• overlaying a first texture on the right-eye virtual object and a second texture on the left-eye virtual object, the first texture being a two-dimensional image of a scene captured from a first perspective, and the second texture being a two-dimensional image of the scene captured from a second perspective, different than the first perspective;
• displaying the first texture overlaying the right-eye virtual object at the right-eye display coordinates via the right near-eye see-through display;
• and
• displaying the second texture overlaying the left-eye virtual object at the left-eye display coordinates via the left near-eye see-through display.