Constructing augmented reality environment with pre-computed lighting

Enacted via execution of instructions on a computing system comprising a processor, a method of generating a virtual image based upon image data from an image sensor, the method comprising:

• identifying, via execution of the instructions, a representation of a surface of an environment in the image data;
• constructing, via execution of the instructions, an image of a virtual structure for display in spatial registration with the representation of the surface by fitting one or more modular image segments of the virtual structure to the representation of the surface based on a geometry of the representation of the surface by one or more of scaling, rotating, clipping, and morphing the one or more modular image segments, each modular image segment having an appearance of at least a portion of the virtual structure;
• and
• outputting, via execution of the instructions, the image for display.

A computing system, comprising:

• a logic subsystem comprising a processor;
• and
• a storage subsystem comprising instructions executable by the logic subsystem to
• identify, in image data, a representation of a surface of an environment;
• construct an image of a virtual structure for display in spatial registration with the representation of the surface by fitting one or more modular image segments of the virtual structure to the representation of the surface based on a geometry of the representation of the surface by one or more of scaling, rotating, clipping, and morphing the one or more modular image segments, each modular image segment having an appearance of at least a portion of the virtual structure;
• and
• output the image for display.

Enacted via execution of instructions on a computing system comprising a processor, a method of generating a virtual image based upon image data from an image sensor, the method comprising:

• identifying via execution the instructions, a representation of a surface of an environment in the image data;
• constructing, via execution of the instructions, an image of a virtual structure for display in spatial registration with the representation of the surface by fitting one or more modular image segments of the virtual structure to the representation of the surface based on a geometry of the representation of the surface by one or more of scaling, rotating, clipping, and morphing the one or more modular image segments, each modular image segment having an appearance of at least a portion of the virtual structure and at least one modular image segment comprising a pre-computed lighting effect;
• applying, via execution of the instructions, a dynamic lighting effect to the virtual structure;
• and
• outputting, via execution of the instructions, the image for display.