Skype's owner Microsoft says the idea may be some years off but work on the designs is already under way.
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Skype is aiming to develop 3D video calls which could eventually allow workers to send "body doubles" to meetings.
But it may be several years before the service is ready for homes and offices.
Teams have been working with state-of-the-art tools that capture 3D footage, said Skype's Mark Gillett.
"We have it in the lab, we know how to make it work and we're looking at the ecosystem of devices and their capability to support it in order to make a decision when we might think about bringing something like that to market," he told the BBC.
Skype, which is owned by Microsoft and is marking its 10th anniversary, hinted at its plans in April when it released an advertisement telling viewers it was searching for a way to create "body doubles" for workers unable to travel to meetings.
Its forays into 3D technology were confirmed as the format appeared to founder in other areas.
The BBC's head of 3D announced last month that there were no further plans to use the technology following a two-year trial.
It ran a pilot scheme in which it televised a number of programmes in 3D including Strictly Come Dancing and the ceremonies for the Olympics last year.
But, while an estimated 1.5 million homes have TV sets that can run the technology, only around half of those able to watch London 2012 in 3D did so.
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