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A conferencing system provides an interactive virtual world representing a real or imaginary place using graphics, images, multimedia, and audio data. The system includes a communications network, at least one local client processor/server operatively connected to the communications network operable for virtual environment and avatar rendering using a descriptive computer markup language and further operable for coordinating virtual environment and avatar state changes, at least one input device operable for performing the virtual environment and avatar state changes, and an output device operable for displaying the virtual conference environment. The system operates using a low bandwidth dependency. A virtual conference is created using human, environment, gesture, voice, and phonetic descriptive markup languages. A software-based virtual conferencing system that does not require cameras, video translation devices, or any other additional equipment.

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