Abstract: An example process for placing virtual objects in an environment includes: displaying a first view of the environment, the first view including a virtual object displayed at a first location on a first surface of the environment, the first location corresponding to a current location of the electronic device; detecting movement of the electronic device from the current location to an updated location; in accordance with detecting the movement from the current location to the updated location: displaying a second view of the environment, the second view including the virtual object displayed at a second location on the first surface of the environment, the second location corresponding to the updated location; and receiving user input to place the virtual object; and in response to receiving the user input, placing the virtual object at the second location.

Abstract: “A computer-implemented method and system (“Legion”) for capturing and outsourcing an existing graphical user interface (“GUI”) of an application to a crowd for their collaborative real-time control using an input device are provided. A crowd refers to a dynamic pool of one or a plurality of anonymous worker of varying skill level and/or reliability. The pool is dynamic because workers are able to come and go at their leisure and no specific worker can be relied upon to be available at a given time or to continue working on a job for a specific amount of time. Mediation strategies for integrating the input of multiple crowd workers in real-time is also provided.