In some implementations, computerized conference assistant 106 includes a 360° camera configured to convert light of one or more electromagnetic bands (e.g., visible, infrared, and/or near infrared) into a 360° digital video 114 or other suitable visible, infrared, near infrared, spectral, and/or depth digital video. In some implementations, the 360° camera may include fisheye optics that redirect light from all azimuthal angles around the computerized conference assistant 106 to a single matrix of light sensors, and logic for mapping the independent measurements from the sensors to a corresponding matrix of pixels in the 360° digital video 114. In some implementations, two or more cooperating cameras may take overlapping sub-images that are stitched together into digital video 114. In some implementations, camera(s) 110 have a collective field of view of less than 360° and/or two or more originating perspectives (e.g., cameras pointing toward a center of the room from the four corners of the room). 360° digital video 114 is shown as being substantially rectangular without appreciable geometric distortion, although this is in no way required.