According to the invention, an information processing apparatus includes: a main body having a top face; a keyboard provided on the top face; an auxiliary illumination module provided on the top face not to overlap with the keyboard; a display unit connected to the main body by a hinge so as to be movable between a closed state and a open state, the display unit having a display face facing the top face at the open state; a display module provided on the display face; a plurality of imaging modules provided on the display face; a plurality of illuminating modules provided on the display face; a receiving module configured to receive video data via a network, the receiving module being housed in the main body; a display control module configured to let the display module display video based on the video data and local video based on local video data taken by at least one of the imaging devices.