Abstract: A display device system providing augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) displays in the same device and a method for switching between augmented reality and virtual reality modes in the embodiments of the device are disclosed. The system enables users to view an augmented reality setting, interact with objects, and switch to a virtual reality setting or vice versa without having to switch devices. When switching from virtual reality to augmented reality, a shuttering mechanism may open allowing the user to see the real environment within an augmented setting. Position on the user in the physical reality may be tracked relative to position of the user in the AR or VR. Some actions may be triggered based on the tracked location and orientation of the user.

Abstract: A display device system providing augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) displays in the same device and a method for switching between augmented reality and virtual reality modes in the embodiments of the device are disclosed. The system enables users to view an augmented reality setting, interact with objects, and switch to a virtual reality setting or vice versa without having to switch devices. When switching from virtual reality to augmented reality, a shuttering mechanism may open allowing the user to see the real environment within an augmented setting. Position on the user in the physical reality may be tracked relative to position of the user in the AR or VR. Some actions may be triggered based on the tracked location and orientation of the user.

Abstract: A display device system providing augmented reality and virtual reality displays in the same device and a method for switching between augmented reality and virtual reality modes in the embodiments of the device are disclosed. The system enables users to view an augmented reality setting, interact with objects, and switch to a virtual reality setting or vice versa without having to switch devices. Some embodiments may include a shuttering mechanism that blocks light from an ambient environment when switching from the augmented reality mode to the virtual reality mode so that ambient light or objects do not interrupt the virtual reality landscape. When switching from virtual reality to augmented reality, the shuttering mechanism may open allowing the user to see the real environment within an augmented setting.