1. A method for assessing and communicating where each participant's attention is focused in a video conference using a computing device, the method comprising: receiving each remote participant's video streams and focus of attention data, the focus of attention data to represent the remote participant's head location; presenting the at least one remote participant's video streams in separate viewing areas of the local participant's display; and modifying the viewing areas presenting the remote participants to indicate to the local participant each remote participant's focus of attention, based on the focus of attention data.