Health and safety related applications may be implemented without ads in order to avoid any safety impacts. Thus, the registry may be used to control whether things are displayed over authorized government signs. Civic xR experiences may include pointing out the nearest hospital, urgent care, or pharmacy from a gaze point of view, identifying a location of the nearest automated external defibrillator (AED) devices, identifying a location of nearest emergency kit, and providing emergency alerts.
The xR registry may support a generic framework (e.g., a master registry of multiple of sub-registries) whereby governmental regulations can be automatically applied and enforced. This includes the ability for an individual to create and implement their own registries. These sub-registries may be utilized for building codes, billboard codes, and rules for preventing signs within certain locations/areas. In some cases, enforcement for existing rules may be supplemented in xR. For example, a city, county, state, or other government entity may ensure that apps to subscribe to a government service.
Examples of regulatory regimes that may be enforced in an xR environment include zoning, legal compliance (e.g., against defamation), military regulations, and driving laws. In some implementations, all driving laws may be enforced in a virtual environment.
An xR registry may also be used to increase the accessibility of an environment. For example, a government entity may maintain a registry of all stop lights that include accessibility features (such as audible alerts).