Augmented reality prop interactions

An augmented reality (AR) method for generating an AR experience, the method comprising:

• capturing, via a camera system, images of a scene;
• identifying an object receiving surface and corresponding surface coordinates within the scene;
• identifying, responsive to input received via a user input system, an AR primary object and a prop object, the AR primary object associated with at least one set of primary object coordinates;
• establishing a logical connection between the AR primary object and the prop object;
• generating AR overlays including actions associated with the AR primary object responsive to commands received via the user input system that position the AR primary object adjacent the object receiving surface responsive to the primary object coordinates and the surface coordinates within the scene and that position the AR primary object and the prop object with respect to one another in accordance with the logical connection;
• and
• presenting, via a display system, the generated AR overlays.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program code including instructions that, when executed, are operative to cause an electronic processor to perform the steps of:

• capturing, via a camera system, images of a scene;
• identifying an object receiving surface and corresponding surface coordinates within the scene;
• identifying, responsive to input received via a user input system, an AR primary object and a prop object, the AR primary object associated with at least one set of primary object coordinates;
• establishing a logical connection between the AR primary object and the prop object;
• generating AR overlays including actions associated with the AR primary object responsive to commands received via the user input system that position the AR primary object adjacent the object receiving surface responsive to the primary object coordinates and the surface coordinates within the scene and that position the AR primary object and the prop object with respect to one another in accordance with the logical connection;
• and
• presenting, via a display system, the generated AR overlays.