Providing a tele-immersive experience using a mirror metaphor

A local set-up in a tele-immersive environment, the tele-immersive environment for providing interaction among participants of a tele-immersive session, the local set-up comprising:

• image capture functionality configured to capture local camera information that represents a local participant associated with the local set-up;
• a local processing system configured to:
• compose three-dimensional scene information based on the local camera information and remote input information, the remote input information being provided by at least one remote processing system associated with at least one remote participant, the remote input information corresponding to any information associated with objects identified by said at least one remote processing system;
• and
• transfer at least some of local input information to said at least one remote processing system, the local input information corresponding to any information associated with objects identified by the local processing system;
• and
• mirror functionality configured to present a three-dimensional virtual space based on the three-dimensional scene information, the three-dimensional virtual space showing at least some of the participants as if the participants were physically present at a same location and looking into a mirror.

A method, implemented by one or more computer devices, comprising:

• receiving local camera information from local image capture functionality provided at a local set-up, the local set-up comprising one of a set of set-ups for providing an interactive experience to participants of a tele-immersive session;
• generating local three-dimensional object information based on the local camera information;
• transferring local input information to at least one remote set-up associated with at least one remote participant of the tele-immersive session, the local input information corresponding to any information associated with objects identified by the local set-up;
• receiving remote input information from said at least one remote set-up, the remote input information corresponding to any information associated with objects identified by said at least one remote set-up;
• composing three-dimensional scene information based on the local three-object dimensional information and the remote input information;
• and
• providing the three-dimensional scene information to mirror functionality, the mirror functionality being configured to present a three-dimensional virtual space based on the three-dimensional scene information, the virtual space showing at least some of the participants as if the participants were physically present at a same location and looking into a mirror.