Mixed reality interactions

A method for interacting with a physical object in a mixed reality environment, comprising:

• providing a head-mounted display device including a display system, and a camera identifying a physical object based on an image captured by the camera;
• determining an interaction context for the identified physical object based on one or more aspects of the mixed reality environment, the interaction context including a business-time interaction context and a personal-time interaction context;
• programmatically selecting an interaction mode for the identified physical object based on the interaction context and a stored profile for the physical object;
• interpreting a user input directed at the physical object to correspond to a virtual action based on the selected interaction mode;
• executing the virtual action to modify an appearance of the virtual object associated with the physical object;
• and
• displaying the virtual object via the head-mounted display device with the modified appearance.

A method for interacting with a physical object in a mixed reality environment, comprising:

• providing a head-mounted display device including a display system, and a camera;
• identifying a physical object based on an image captured by the camera;
• determining an interaction context for the identified physical object based on one or more aspects of the mixed reality environment including a current time of day, the interaction context including a business-time interaction context and a personal-time interaction context;
• programmatically selecting a first selected interaction mode based on the interaction context and a stored profile for the physical object;
• interpreting a first user input directed at the physical object to correspond to a first virtual action based on the first selected interaction mode;
• executing the first virtual action to modify an appearance of a virtual object to a first modified appearance;
• and
• displaying the virtual object via the head-mounted display device with the first modified appearance;
• determining a change in the interaction context between a business-time interaction context and a personal-time interaction context based on a change in the current time of day;
• based on the change in the interaction context, programmatically selecting a second selected interaction mode;
• interpreting a second user input directed at the physical object to correspond to a second virtual action based on the second selected interaction mode;
• executing the second virtual action to modify an appearance of the virtual object to a second modified appearance;
• and
• displaying the virtual object via the head-mounted display device with the second modified appearance.