Controlling electronic device alerts by operating head mounted display

An immersive head-mounted display (IHMD) comprising:

• one or more displays;
• one or more processors;
• and
• memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• present primary content on the one or more displays;
• receive first alert content from a first electronic appliance;
• determine, based on a first alert level of the first alert content, whether to pause rendering of the primary content and present the first alert content within a period of time the rendering of the primary content is paused, or to continue the rendering of the primary content and present the first alert content overlaying the primary content within a period of time the rendering of the primary content continues;
• and
• in response to a determination that the alert level is high, pause the rendering of the primary content and present the first alert content within the period of time the rendering of the primary content is paused.