1. A method for constructing a digital representation of a physical scene, comprising: selecting an unknown object from the physical scene; determining at least one physical attribute associated with the unknown object; comparing the at least one physical attribute associated with the unknown object against a physical attribute qualifier of an object template, wherein the object template represents an object different than the unknown object; selecting, by a processor, the object template based on the comparison of the at least one physical attribute associated with the unknown object against the physical attribute qualifier of the object template, the selecting including determining that the physical attribute qualifier of the object template matches the physical attribute associated with the unknown object; and rendering a display object in the digital representation of the physical scene at a position of the unknown object from the physical scene using at least one display property associated with the object template.