Conveying gaze information in virtual conference

A computer-implemented method of executing a virtual conference between a first node and a second node, comprising:

• receiving images of a first participant captured from different angles, the first participant being associated with the first node;
• constructing a virtual space in which representations of the first participant and a second participant are positioned in a predetermined configuration, wherein the second participant is associated with the second node;
• receiving input from the first node about the first participant's gaze recipient;
• selecting one of the images that portrays the first participant looking at the gaze recipient in the virtual space as seen from a perspective of the second participant in the virtual space;
• and
• providing the selected one of the images to the second node.

A virtual conferencing system comprising:

• a central server;
• a host terminal configured to report to the central server a first gaze recipient of a host participant and transmit images of the host participant captured from different angles;
• peer terminals configured to report to the central server gaze statuses of respective peer participants at the peer terminals and transmit to the central server images of the peer participants obtained from different angles,
• wherein the central server is configured to construct a virtual space with representations of the host participant and the peer participants positioned in a known configuration and generate an image from a perspective of the host participant, wherein the image portrays the peer participants looking in the direction of their respective gaze recipients in the virtual space.