Thanks, I think this is what I need. I've done it with some streaming software out there. But it needs to come from a camera source to spoof it into a regular Hangouts meet I believe.
mkdir -p ~/src
cd ~/src
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:obsproject/obs-studio
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install obs-studio
sudo apt install qtbase5-dev
git clone --recursive https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio.git
git clone https://github.com/CatxFish/obs-v4l2sink.git
cd obs-v4l2sink
mkdir build && cd build
cmake -DLIBOBS_INCLUDE_DIR="../../obs-studio/libobs" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr ..
make -j4
sudo make install
cd ../..
git clone https://github.com/umlaeute/v4l2loopback.git
cd v4l2loopback/
sudo apt install libelf-dev
make
sudo make install
sudo depmod -a
ls /dev/video*
sudo modprobe v4l2loopback exclusive_caps=1 video_nr=9
ls /dev/video*
You should see a video9
Open OBS
Tools menu -> V4L2 Video Output
(It will look really squished, but you only have to do this once)
Path to V4L2 Device: enter /dev/video9
Hit Start button, close window
In Sources pane near lower left, hit the "+" button, then Video Capture Device (V4L2)
In new dialog, select your actual webcam (not the new device)
In resolution, select 1920 x 1080
Now you can test: hit the "Start Recording" button in lower right.