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A method for conducting a three dimensional (3D) video conference between multiple participants, the method may include receiving second participant metadata and first viewpoint metadata by a first unit that is associated with a first participant, wherein the second participant metadata is indicative of a pose of a second participant and an expression of the second participant, wherein the first viewpoint metadata is indicative of a virtual position from which the first participant requests to view an avatar of the second participant; generating, by the first unit, and based on the second participant metadata and the first viewpoint metadata, a second participant representation information; wherein the second participant representation information comprises a compact 3D model of the second participant and a second participant texture map; and determining, for the first participant and during the 3D video conference, a representation of virtual 3D video conference environment, wherein the determining is based on the second participant representation information.
