A telepresence system for providing first and second users with displays
of an environment. The system includes an array of cameras, and the array
includes multiple camera paths. A first user interface device is
associated with first user inputs and movement along a first path, and a
second user interface device is associated with second user inputs and a
second path. The user interface devices are coupled to at least one
processing element that receives and interprets the user inputs. The
processing element is configured to allow the first user and the second
user to navigate simultaneously and independently and also configured to
link the users and provide the same path in response to an indication or
input to do so.