Method and apparatus for teleconferencing with multiple participants

An apparatus for teleconferencing and participating in teleconferences with multiple participants, comprising:

• a computer device, through which at least one locally present participant can be connected with at least one remote participant by means of a data link, the computer device comprising at least one processor device and at least two output devices;
• at least one of which output devices is configured as a display device
• and at least one of which output devices, as an audio device, wherein the output devices can realize a conference environment for the participants;
• wherein the display device depicts a display area on which a conference environment can be depicted and on which the participants in the teleconference can be graphically represented by representatives;
• by means of the computer device a conference environment of an environment type can be selected from a multitude of environment types and by means of a command of an input device, an environment type of the conference environment can be activated to enable teleconferencing involving different conference environments or teleconferencing involving different meeting periods such as different work periods and/or relaxation periods.