Systems and methods for detecting environmental occlusion in a wearable computing device display

A method of displaying a visual interface in a display of a wearable device, the display generally oriented in a first direction facing the user while the wearable device is in use, the method comprising:

• displaying a user interface element in the display;
• detecting at least one sensor input;
• processing the at least one sensor input to identify a stimulus;
• in response to detecting the stimulus, determining that an environmental interaction mode is to be activated;
• and
• activating the environmental interaction mode.

A wearable computing device comprising:

• a memory;
• a display device, the display generally oriented in a first direction facing the user while the wearable device is in use;
• an image detection device, the image detection device generally oriented in at least a second direction opposite the first direction;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled to the memory and the physical devices, the processor configured to:
• display a user interface element in the display device;
• capture at least one image using the image detection device;
• detect, in the at least one image, one or more objects;
• determine, based on the detection of the one or more objects, that an environmental interaction mode is to be activated;
• and
• activate the environmental interaction.