Configuring participant video feeds within a virtual conferencing system

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to perform operations comprising:
• providing, in association with designing a room for virtual conferencing, an interface for configuring plural participant video elements which are assignable to respective participant video feeds, the interface further for segmenting the background objects and specifying depth of the background objects relative to the plural participant video elements;
• receiving, via the interface, an indication of first user input for setting properties for the plural participant video elements, and second user input for segmenting the background objects and specifying depth of the background objects relative to the plural participant video elements;
• providing, in association with virtual conferencing between plural participants, display of the room based on the first user input and the second user input;
• and
• assigning, for each of the plural participants, a participant video feed corresponding to the participant with a respective participant video element of the plural participant video elements.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

• providing, in association with designing a room for virtual conferencing, an interface for configuring plural participant video elements which are assignable to respective participant video feeds, the interface further for segmenting background objects and specifying depth of the background objects relative to the plural participant video elements;
• receiving, via the interface, an indication of first user input for setting properties for the plural participant video elements, and second user input for segmenting the background objects and specifying depth of the background objects relative to the plural participant video elements;
• providing, in association with virtual conferencing between plural participants, display of the room based on the first user input and the second user input ;
• and
• assigning, for each of the plural participants, a participant video feed corresponding to the participant with a respective participant video element of the plural participant video elements.