Reality mixer for mixed reality

A mixed-reality display device comprising:

• an input system configured to receive a parameter value, the parameter value being one of a predetermined plurality of values receivable by the input system;
• an electronic display configured to display virtual image content that adds an augmentation to a real-world environment viewed by a user of the mixed reality display device, the virtual image content being positioned persistently relative to at least a portion of the real-world environment, the display being configured to superpose the virtual image content over the portion of the real-world environment, so as to impart an unrealistic quality to the portion of the real-world environment;
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• a graphics processor coupled operatively to the input system and to the electronic display, the graphics processor being configured to render the virtual image content so as to change the augmentation and the unrealistic quality in correlation to the parameter value.

A computing device, comprising:

• a camera configured to capture a video of a real-world environment;
• an input system configured to receive a parameter value, the parameter value being one of a predetermined plurality of values receivable by the input system;
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• a graphics processor coupled operatively to the input system and to the camera, the graphics processor being configured to superpose virtual image content over the video of the real-world environment so as to change an unrealistic quality of an object in the real-world environment in correlation to the parameter value.

A smart phone, comprising:

• a camera configured to capture a video of a real-world environment;
• an input system configured to receive a parameter value, the parameter value being one of a predetermined plurality of values receivable by the input system;
• a graphics processor coupled operatively to the input system and to the camera, the graphics processor being configured to superpose virtual image content over the video of the real-world environment so as to change an unrealistic quality of an object in the real-world environment in correlation to the parameter value;
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• a display configured to render the video of the real-world with the superposed virtual image content.