System and method for presenting virtual reality content to a user based on body posture

A method for presenting content to a user based on body posture, the method being implemented by a system including one or more sensors, a display, and one or more processors configured by machine-readable instructions, the method comprising:

• generating, via the sensors, output signals conveying information indicating a body posture of the user in physical space, the body posture representing a physical position of a body and/or one or more extremities of the user;
• presenting, via the display, the content to the user according to content modes that define the manner in which the content is presented to the user and/or the manner in which the user interacts with the content, wherein the content includes virtual reality content and/or augmented reality content, wherein presentation of the virtual reality content via the display visually simulates presence of the user within a virtual space that is fixed relative to physical space, wherein the presentation of the augmented reality content visually simulates virtual objects superimposed within a real world view of the physical space determined by a view direction of the user, the content comprising first content that is presented to the user according to a first content mode and second content that is presented to the user according to a second content mode, wherein the first content is presented to the user responsive to the body posture of the user corresponding to a first body posture, and the second content is presented to the user responsive to the body posture of the user changing from the first body posture to a second body posture;
• determining the body posture of the user based on the output signals;
• determining a content mode based on the body posture of the user;
• effectuating presentation of the content to the user according to the content mode to facilitate a user experience between the user and the content based on the content mode, such that:
• responsive to the body posture of the user corresponding to the first body posture, the first content mode is determined and the first content is presented to the user according to the first content mode;
• and
• responsive to the body posture of the user changing from the first body posture to the second body posture, the content mode changes from the first content mode to the second content mode such that the second content is presented to the user according to the second content mode, wherein the second content mode facilitates a different level of interaction with the second content being presented to the user in the second content mode than a level of interaction with the first content during the first content mode.