Pass-through camera user interface elements for virtual reality

A system comprising:

• a plurality of pass-through cameras,
• a head-mounted display device including,
• a plurality of sensors,
• a configurable user interface associated with the head-mounted display device, and
• a graphics processing unit programmed to bind a plurality of textures of image content obtained from the plurality of pass-through cameras and determine a location within the user interface in which to display the plurality of textures.

A method comprising:

• providing, with a processor, a tool for generating virtual reality user interfaces, the tool programmed to allow the processor to provide:
• a plurality of selectable regions in a virtual reality user interface;
• a plurality of overlays for providing image content retrieved from a plurality of pass-through cameras within at least one of the plurality of regions;
• a plurality of selectable stencils configured to define display behavior of the plurality of overlays and the plurality of regions, the display behavior being executed in response to at least one detected event;
• receiving a selection of a first region from the plurality of selectable regions, a second region from the plurality of selectable regions, at least one overlay from the plurality of overlays, and a stencil from the plurality of selectable stencils;
• and
• generating a display that includes the first region and the second region, the second region including the at least one overlay, shaped according to the stencil and responsive to the defined display behavior of the at least one overlay.