A computer-implemented method comprising: determining a region within a plurality of images captured with a plurality of cameras mounted on a spherically shaped camera rig in which to transform two-dimensional data into three-dimensional data, wherein this determination is performed automatically based at least in part on user input detected at the head-mounted display, wherein the user input includes: (i) a head turn towards an area of interest and the three-dimensional data is used to generate a three-dimensional portion in at least one of the plurality of images corresponding to a view, or (ii) a change in eye gaze direction towards the area of interest and the three dimensional data is used to generate a three dimensional portion in at least one of the plurality of images in a line of sight of the user; calculating a depth value for a portion of pixels in the region; generating a spherical image, the spherical image including image data for the portion of pixels in the region; constructing a three-dimensional surface in three-dimensional space of a computer graphics object generated by an image processing system; generating, using the image data, a texture mapping to a surface of the computer graphics object, the texture mapping including mapping the image data to the surface of the computer graphics object; transmitting the spherical image and the texture mapping for display in a head-mounted display device; and wherein the plurality of images includes video content and wherein the image data includes RGB data and depth value data associated with the portion of pixels, and further comprising: converting, using the image data, a two-dimensional version of the region into a three-dimensional version of the region, while surrounding portions of image content remain in a two-dimensional format; and providing, for display in the head-mounted display device, the three-dimensional version of the region. determining a region within a plurality of images captured with a plurality of cameras mounted on a spherically shaped camera rig in which to transform two-dimensional data into three-dimensional data, wherein this determination is performed automatically based at least in part on user input detected at the head-mounted display, wherein the user input includes: (i) a head turn towards an area of interest and the three-dimensional data is used to generate a three-dimensional portion in at least one of the plurality of images corresponding to a view, or (ii) a change in eye gaze direction towards the area of interest and the three dimensional data is used to generate a three dimensional portion in at least one of the plurality of images in a line of sight of the user; (i) a head turn towards an area of interest and the three-dimensional data is used to generate a three-dimensional portion in at least one of the plurality of images corresponding to a view, or (ii) a change in eye gaze direction towards the area of interest and the three dimensional data is used to generate a three dimensional portion in at least one of the plurality of images in a line of sight of the user; calculating a depth value for a portion of pixels in the region; generating a spherical image, the spherical image including image data for the portion of pixels in the region; constructing a three-dimensional surface in three-dimensional space of a computer graphics object generated by an image processing system; generating, using the image data, a texture mapping to a surface of the computer graphics object, the texture mapping including mapping the image data to the surface of the computer graphics object; transmitting the spherical image and the texture mapping for display in a head-mounted display device; and wherein the plurality of images includes video content and wherein the image data includes RGB data and depth value data associated with the portion of pixels, and further comprising: converting, using the image data, a two-dimensional version of the region into a three-dimensional version of the region, while surrounding portions of image content remain in a two-dimensional format; and providing, for display in the head-mounted display device, the three-dimensional version of the region. converting, using the image data, a two-dimensional version of the region into a three-dimensional version of the region, while surrounding portions of image content remain in a two-dimensional format; and providing, for display in the head-mounted display device, the three-dimensional version of the region.