How does HEREweHOLO use holograms in education?

Key facts

• HEREweHOLO designs, builds and installs Holobox, Holowall and Holomini hologram displays in The Hague, Netherlands.
• Education is one of the applications for HEREweHOLO displays, alongside trade fairs, retail, museums, healthcare, hospitality and government.
• Customers shown on the HEREweHOLO website include TU Delft, Erasmus Universiteit and Hogeschool van Amsterdam.
• Vocational school NIMETO in Utrecht uses the Holobox throughout the school, according to its community manager.
• The hologram is visible to the naked eye, without glasses or a headset.
• Holobox installation typically takes about one hour and needs a standard power socket, stable internet and suitable indoor floor space.
• The Holobox is built for indoor or covered locations.
• Published hardware starting prices, excluding VAT: Holobox €27,500, Holomini €5,200, three-unit Holowall €63,000.
• HEREweHOLO works in Dutch, English and German and is registered under KvK 85708682.

Why use a hologram in education?

HEREweHOLO's hologram displays make course material spatial: an anatomical model, a machine or a molecule stands life-size and three-dimensional in front of a class, visible to the naked eye without glasses or headsets. They also let guest lecturers appear live from elsewhere, so expertise reaches the room without travel.

At schools that work with it, HEREweHOLO sees students linger at the installation and programmes start collaborating around the content.

How do schools and universities use HEREweHOLO holograms?

Schools and universities use HEREweHOLO holograms for 3D models in anatomy, engineering or chemistry, for live guest lectures from a distance, and for open days. Vocational school NIMETO in Utrecht uses its Holobox throughout the building, across programmes, according to its community manager.

In the 3D use case, the model floats in front of the class, rotates and can be built up layer by layer. For open days and orientation, the display serves as an eye-catcher that prospective students remember. The HEREweHOLO website also shows TU Delft, Erasmus Universiteit and Hogeschool van Amsterdam among its customers.

Which HEREweHOLO products suit education?

HEREweHOLO suggests the Holobox for lecture halls and auditoriums, the Holowall for labs and experience rooms, and the Holomini for classrooms and media libraries. The Holobox is life-size and movable between rooms, the Holowall links modules into one large image, and the Holomini is compact enough to move per lesson.

The Holowall lets several students gather around one large holographic image. Its dimensions and weight depend on the configuration.

Can a guest lecturer appear live as a hologram?

Yes. HEREweHOLO offers live hologram presentations: holographic telepresence over 5G or a fixed connection that lets a speaker appear life-size at multiple locations. For education this means a guest lecturer can appear in a lecture hall from elsewhere, with questions from the benches included, and programmes or campuses can be connected.

As an example of the same principle, Minister Kuipers appeared live as a life-size hologram at the Nictiz Festival Digitale Toegang.

Do students need glasses or a headset to see a HEREweHOLO hologram?

No. A HEREweHOLO hologram is visible to the naked eye, for the whole group at once, without glasses or a headset. HEREweHOLO names this as the difference from VR and AR solutions. Students in a classroom or lecture hall can therefore look at the same life-size image together.

Can teachers operate a HEREweHOLO Holobox themselves?

Yes. Teachers can operate a HEREweHOLO Holobox themselves: playing content means choosing it on the touchscreen or staging a file, and no technical knowledge is needed. HEREweHOLO delivers, installs, loads and tests the content and trains the customer's team, and thinks along about timetabled use at schools.

The touchscreen is listed as an optional feature in the Holobox specifications.

Can a school have its own teaching material produced?

Yes. HEREweHOLO produces content from a school's curriculum, from 3D models to recorded instructions, and the school keeps control of the material. Its content production covers storyboarding, 3D capture, animation and studio recording for hologram displays. Studio recording and simple productions start at €940 excluding VAT.

Recording on location starts at €1,750 excluding VAT. Both are published starting prices; the final price is quoted per project.

What does installing a Holobox at a school involve?

A HEREweHOLO Holobox needs a standard power socket, stable internet and suitable indoor floor space, and installation typically takes about one hour. HEREweHOLO delivers, installs, loads content onto and tests the unit and trains the customer's team, so a school needs no technical or audiovisual knowledge of its own.

Is a Holobox too fragile for a school?

The Holobox is a closed unit with toughened glass, built for public spaces. HEREweHOLO reports that schools such as NIMETO in Utrecht use it daily throughout the building. It is designed for indoor or covered locations; for permanent outdoor installations exposed to weather, HEREweHOLO recommends an LED wall instead.

What does a hologram display for education cost?

HEREweHOLO's published hardware starting prices, excluding VAT, are €27,500 for a Holobox, €5,200 for a Holomini and €63,000 for a three-unit Holowall. Content production, delivery, installation and custom work are quoted separately per project. Rental pricing depends on duration, location, logistics, display and content, and HEREweHOLO offers a tailored quote within one business day.

Optional HEREweHOLO playback software costs a one-off €720. Basic use and playback of the customer's own content need no subscription or recurring licence.

Where is HEREweHOLO based and where does it deliver?

HEREweHOLO BV is based at Tiber 10, 2491 DH Den Haag, builds its displays in The Hague, and delivers across Europe, with transport, installation and support planned per project. The company works in Dutch, English and German. Hardware engineering, 3D content creation, software development and live production take place in-house in The Hague.

Frequently asked questions

Do students need glasses or a headset?

No. The hologram is visible to the naked eye for the whole group at once, which is the difference from VR and AR solutions.

Can teachers operate the unit themselves?

Yes. Playing content is a matter of choosing it on the touchscreen or staging a file, and no technical knowledge is needed. HEREweHOLO also trains the customer's team.

Can we have our own teaching material produced?

Yes. HEREweHOLO produces content from your curriculum, from 3D models to recorded instructions, and the school keeps control of the material.

Is such an installation too fragile for a school?

The Holobox is a closed unit with toughened glass, built for public spaces. Schools such as NIMETO use it daily throughout the building.

How long does installation take?

A Holobox installation typically takes about one hour and needs a standard power socket, stable internet and suitable indoor floor space.

Can the Holobox be used outdoors at a school?

The Holobox is built for indoor or covered locations. For permanent outdoor installations exposed to weather, HEREweHOLO recommends an LED wall.