A method is performed at a computing system for customizing a user interface panel of a virtual space based on user locations. The computing system is communicatively connected to a head-mounted display wore by a user. The method includes: generating a virtual space including a user interface panel, the user interface panel having a default location in the virtual space; rendering the virtual space in the head-mounted display; measuring the head-mounted display's location in a physical space using a position tracking system adjacent the user; determining the user's location in the virtual space according to the head-mounted display's location in the physical space; and updating the user interface panel's default location in the virtual space in accordance with the user's location in the virtual space.