Interactive experiences are generated using an augmented reality (AR) system that leverages the native input and output capabilities of AR devices to generate immersive and interactive experiences in smart spaces that combine visually-represented programming logic, AR content, and IoT devices. The system connects IoT devices with each other in a native AR environment, provides virtual content and logic gates, scripts sequences and loops of actions, solves visibility issues for IoT devices that are far apart, and designs logic gates and flow circuits that best support user intentions when generating interactive experiences in smart spaces. The interactive experience is produced by generating a program of behaviors of selected IoT devices using logic gates and control circuits connected to the IoT devices in a visual programming interface of the AR device. Once completed, the program of behaviors is executed by a runtime module to control the IoT devices during the interactive experience.