Detection and visualization of a formation of a tangible interface object

A physical activity scene visualization system comprising:

• a video capture device coupled for communication with a computing device, the video capture device being adapted to capture a video stream that includes an activity object, the activity object including an interaction area, the interaction area including a tangible interface object formed in the interaction area;
• a detector coupled to the computing device, the detector being adapted to identify within the video stream the activity object and a formation of the tangible interface object in the interaction area;
• a processor of the computing device, the processor being adapted to identify the activity object, determine a virtual object based on the identity of the activity object, and generate a virtualization based on the detected formation of the tangible interface object;
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• a display coupled to the computing device, the display being adapted to display a graphical user interface embodying a virtual scene, the virtual scene including the virtual object and updating the graphical user interface to include the visualization.

A method comprising:

• capturing, using a video capture device associated with a computing device, a video stream of a physical activity scene proximate to the computing device, the video stream including an activity object, the activity object including a visualization marker and an interaction area, the interaction area including a drawing by a user in the interaction area;
• identifying, using a processor of the computing device, a type of the activity object based on the visualization marker;
• determining, using the processor of the computing device, a virtual scene for display, the virtual scene including a virtual object to prompt the user;
• displaying, on a display of the computing device, a graphical user interface embodying a virtual scene, the virtual scene including the virtual object;
• detecting, using the processor of the computing device, the drawing in the interaction area;
• generating, using the processor of the computing device, a virtual image of the drawing by the user;
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• updating, on the display of the computing device, the graphical user interface to include the virtual image of the drawing.