Activity Surface Detection, Display and Enhancement of a Virtual Scene

A method for monitoring user activity in a physical activity scene, the method comprising:

• displaying, on a display of a computing device, a graphical user interface embodying a virtual scene and including an animated character;
• capturing, using a video capture device coupled to the computing device, a video stream of a physical activity scene proximate to the computing device, the video stream including a plurality of sets of points;
• determining, using a processor of the computing device, a first set of points and a second set of points from the plurality of sets of points;
• comparing, using the processor of the computing device, the first set of points and the second set of points based on a criteria;
• determining, using the processor of the computing device, a state of a work in the physical activity scene based on the comparison;
• determining, using the processor of the computing device, an interaction routine executable to animate an interaction between the animated character and a visualization of the work in the virtual scene in response to determining that the state of the work is complete;
• and
• executing, using the processor of the computing device, the interaction routine to animate, on the display of the computing device, the interaction between the animated character and the visualization.