Method and system for resolving spatial boundary conflicts of virtual objects using simulated spring constraints in 3d virtual space

A system comprising:

• a motion control user interface device configured to receive a motion signal, the motion control user interface device not having a physical representation;
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• a computing device in electrical communication with the motion control user interface device and comprising at least one processor and a memory, the memory comprising a database comprising at least a first physicalized object and a second physicalized object;
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• wherein the memory comprises program instructions executable by the at least one processor to:
• define an articulation between the first physicalized object and the motion control user interface device;
• determine a motion path of the first physicalized object based on the motion signal;
• determine whether the second physicalized object is positioned along the motion path;
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• responsive to determining that the second physicalized object is not positioned along the motion path, applying a force to the first physicalized object to move the first physicalized object along the motion path.

A computer-readable program product comprising program code, which when executed by a processor, causes an apparatus to perform:

• defining an articulation between a physicalized object and a motion control user interface device that does not have a physical representation;
• receiving a motion signal with the motion control user interface device;
• determining a motion path of the physicalized object based on the motion signal;
• determining whether movement of the physicalized object along the motion path violates at least one boundary;
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• responsive to determining that movement of the physicalized object along the motion path does not violate the at least one boundary, applying a force to the physicalized object to move the physicalized object along the motion path.