Method and Apparatus for Providing User Interfaces with Computerized Systems and Interacting with a Virtual Environment

A computer interface device, comprising:

• a computer system comprising at least one memory component and at least one processing component;
• at least one visual sensor that receives visual information from a workspace;
• at least one illuminating device capable of providing light in the workspace;
• at least one display device, wherein the display device is capable of displaying one or more digital objects;
• wherein the computer system causes the display device to display a first digital object;
• wherein the computer system adjusts the level of light provided in the workspace via the illuminating device based on a user's interaction with the first digital object;
• wherein the computer system causes the display device to display a second digital object based on the user's interaction with the first digital object;
• wherein the computer system recognizes a first physical object as distinct from the workspace;
• wherein the computer system causes the display device to display a first associated digital object in proximity to the first physical object;
• wherein the computer system creates a second associated digital object based on information about the first physical object when the user interacts with the first associated digital object;
• and
• wherein the computer system adjusts the first and second associated digital objects when the user interacts with the first physical object.