1. A method of displaying augmented reality, comprising: identifying a physical object as a totem having at least one visual user input element on a physical surface of the totem; capturing at least one image of a physical interaction of at least one finger of a user of an augmented reality system with the physical surface of the totem; mapping locations of the physical interaction of the at least one finger of the user with the physical surface of the totem to a position of each of the at least one input element, thereby determining an interaction of the at least one finger of the user with the at least one visual user input element of the totem; detecting at least one characteristic pertaining to the interaction of the at least one finger of the user with the at least one user input element of the totem based on the at least one captured image; and determining a user input based at least in part on the at least one detected characteristic.