Abstract: Method for tracking a user's gaze within a virtual-reality environment comprises generating a user coordinate system within a virtual space. The user coordinate system is associated with a virtual sphere surrounding a location of a camera within the virtual space. The method also includes generating a hotspot within the virtual space. The hotspot comprises a hotspot coordinate associated with a virtual object and a pre-defined threshold of space surrounding the virtual object. Additionally, the method includes accessing view information, received from one or more sensors integrated within an end user virtual-reality hardware device. The view information relates to the direction of the user's gaze within the real-world. Further, the method includes mapping the view information to the user coordinate system. Further still, the method includes determining, based upon the mapping, whether the user's gaze intersected with the hotspot.