Interaction with virtual objects based on determined restrictions

A device comprising:

• one or more sensors configured to sense data associated with motion of an input mechanism within a first three-dimensional coordinate space and to sense data indicative of a location of a physical object within the first three-dimensional coordinate space;
• a display configured to present virtual content within a second three-dimensional coordinate space that is different than the first three-dimensional coordinate space;
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the display;
• and
• memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to perform operations comprising:
• determining, based at least in part on the location of the physical object, a range of motion of the input mechanism within the first three-dimensional coordinate space;
• determining a restricted area of the display, wherein the restricted area comprises a portion of a display area and an interaction with a virtual object presented in the restricted area is limited by the range of motion of the input mechanism;
• adjusting a parameter that correlates an amount of motion of the input mechanism to an amount of motion of a virtual element presented by the display;
• receiving the data associated with the motion of the input mechanism;
• and
• controlling, using the adjusted parameter and based on the data associated with the motion of the input mechanism, the virtual element presented by the display to perform the interaction with the virtual object presented in the restricted area of the display.

A device comprising:

• an interface communicatively coupled to an input mechanism that is configured to collect data associated with motion of the input mechanism within a first three-dimensional coordinate space;
• a display configured to present virtual objects within a second three-dimensional coordinate space;
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the display;
• and
• memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the device to perform operations comprising:
• receiving, via the interface and from the input mechanism, the data associated with the motion of the input mechanism;
• determining a location of a physical object capable of restricting the motion of the input mechanism;
• building, based at least in part on the data associated with the motion of the input mechanism and the location of the physical object, a model of a range of motion of the input mechanism within the first three-dimensional coordinate space;
• and
• mapping the range of motion of the input mechanism within the first three-dimensional coordinate space to the second three-dimensional coordinate space to define, for the second three-dimensional coordinate space:
• an interaction area within which a first interaction with a first virtual object based on the motion of the input mechanism is not limited by the range of motion of the input mechanism;
• and
• a restricted area within which a second interaction with a second virtual object based on the motion of the input mechanism is limited by the range of motion of the input mechanism.