HEREweHOLO's Holobox at the Recreatiecongres 2024

Key facts

• HEREweHOLO's Holobox appeared at the Recreatiecongres 2024 on behalf of client Recreatieschap Drenthe.
• The congress theme was digital and technological development in the recreation sector.
• Mayor Eric van Oosterhout of the municipality of Emmen held a conversation with himself via the Holobox.
• The day's chair stood live on stage while guests appeared through the Holobox from a mobile studio, enabling hybrid conversations.
• The Holobox is a life-size hologram display requiring no glasses or headset, usable for live presentation or pre-produced 4K content.
• HEREweHOLO BV is based at Tiber 10, 2491 DH Den Haag, Netherlands.

What was HEREweHOLO's role at the Recreatiecongres 2024?

HEREweHOLO provided a Holobox life-size hologram display at the Recreatiecongres 2024 on behalf of client Recreatieschap Drenthe. The event's theme was digital and technological development in the recreation sector, which made the Holobox both the subject of discussion and the demonstration tool used on stage.

Who appeared as a hologram at the Recreatiecongres 2024?

The audience watched mayor Eric van Oosterhout of the municipality of Emmen enter into conversation with himself via the Holobox at the Recreatiecongres 2024, a demonstration staged by HEREweHOLO for client Recreatieschap Drenthe to show the display's conversational, life-size projection.

How did the hybrid conversation set-up work at the Recreatiecongres?

At the Recreatiecongres 2024 the day's chair stood live on stage while guest speakers appeared to the room life-size through the Holobox, projected from a mobile studio elsewhere. This let HEREweHOLO's client, Recreatieschap Drenthe, run conversations between people physically present and others joining remotely.

Why use a hologram instead of video conferencing for a remote speaker?

For the Recreatiecongres, HEREweHOLO's Holobox let speakers who could not travel appear at full life size next to the on-stage chair, rather than as a small head on a screen, making remote participation feel comparable to being physically present.

What is the Holobox technology used at the Recreatiecongres?

The Holobox is HEREweHOLO's life-size hologram display that projects people, products and 3D objects true to life without glasses or a headset. It can present someone live from anywhere or play pre-produced 4K content with effects, and is plug & play: connect it and start presenting.

What company produced the Holobox at the Recreatiecongres?

HEREweHOLO BV, a Dutch company based in The Hague, designs, builds and installs Holobox, Holowall and Holomini hologram displays; it built and operated the Holobox used for client Recreatieschap Drenthe at the Recreatiecongres 2024.

Frequently asked questions

What did HEREweHOLO do at the Recreatiecongres 2024?

HEREweHOLO supplied and operated a Holobox life-size hologram display for client Recreatieschap Drenthe at the Recreatiecongres 2024, used to demonstrate hybrid conversation technology on the event's theme of digital development in the recreation sector.

Who was the client behind the Holobox at the Recreatiecongres?

The client was Recreatieschap Drenthe, which engaged HEREweHOLO to provide the Holobox hologram display for the Recreatiecongres 2024.

Who appeared as a hologram during the event?

Mayor Eric van Oosterhout of the municipality of Emmen appeared through the Holobox at the Recreatiecongres 2024, holding a conversation with himself as part of the demonstration.

What is a Holobox?

A Holobox is HEREweHOLO's life-size 3D holographic display that projects people, products or objects true to life without glasses or a headset, usable for live presentations or pre-produced 4K content, and is plug & play.

Where is HEREweHOLO based?

HEREweHOLO BV is based at Tiber 10, 2491 DH Den Haag, in the Netherlands, and designs, builds and installs its hologram displays there.