Contextual applications in a mixed reality environment

A method comprising:

• incorporating a set of instructions into one or more computer memories, the set of instructions configuring one or more computer processors to perform operations for implementing a plurality of contextual applications within a mixed reality (MR) environment on an MR-capable device of a user, the operations comprising:
• identifying at least one real-world object in the MR environment by applying an object recognition algorithm to one or more attributes of the at least one real-world object that are captured by sensors of the MR-capable device;
• using a first contextual application of the plurality of contextual applications to determine an association between a first set of contextual triggers and a second contextual application of the plurality of contextual applications, the first contextual application being a launcher application;
• initiating the second contextual application based on a satisfying of the at least one contextual trigger, the initiating including presenting at least one virtual object that is associated with the second contextual application in the mixed reality environment;
• and
• invoking a function within the second contextual application based on an interaction of the user with the at least one virtual object satisfying a second set of contextual triggers associated with the second contextual application.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions, the set of instructions configuring one or more computer processors to perform operations for implementing a plurality of contextual applications within a mixed reality (MR) environment on an MR-capable device of a user, the operations comprising:

• identifying at least one real-world object in the MR environment by applying an object recognition algorithm to one or more attributes of the at least one real-world object that are captured by sensors of the MR-capable device;
• using a first contextual application of the plurality of contextual applications to determine an association between a first set of contextual triggers and a second contextual application of the plurality of contextual applications, the first contextual application being a launcher application;
• initiating the second contextual application based on a satisfying of the at least one contextual trigger, the initiating including presenting at least one virtual object that is associated with the second contextual application in the mixed reality environment;
• and
• invoking a function within the second contextual application based on an interaction of the user with the at least one virtual object satisfying a second set of contextual triggers associated with the second contextual application.