Holographic telepresence, explained.

Holographic telepresence beams a life-size person into the room as a 3D hologram for real-time, two-way conversation, with no headset or glasses. A remote doctor, keynote speaker, or executive stands in your space, holds eye contact, and reads as physically present. Holoconnects delivers it through the transparent-LCD Holobox.

What holographic telepresence is

Telepresence is being present somewhere you physically aren’t. Holographic telepresence does it at life size and in three dimensions: the remote person appears standing in the room, not framed on a flat screen. Everyone present sees them with the naked eye, from a range of angles, in ordinary lighting, no device to put on.

That presence is the point. A life-size figure that holds eye contact and occupies real space changes how a reception greeting, a clinical consult, or a keynote lands, in a way a video panel cannot.

How it works

At the viewing end sits a Holobox, a transparent LCD over a custom light box that renders the subject with real depth (see how a Holobox works). The remote presenter is captured live and streamed over the internet; the Holobox renders them life-size on site in real time, with a return camera + audio so the conversation runs both ways.

Set-up is one unit, one power outlet, one network cable, no projection rig, no dark room. One studio operator can drive holographic presence across several locations at once.

Where holographic telepresence is used

Holographic telepresence vs a video call or AR

Against a flat screen: a video call is a framed 2D image; holographic telepresence is a life-size figure with depth and eye contact, which is what creates the sense of presence.

Against an AR/VR headset: holographic telepresence needs no device on anyone’s head, so a whole room, a clinic waiting area, a conference audience, shares the same experience at once.

The Holoconnects telepresence display: the Holobox

The flagship 86-inch Holobox is life-size for a human presenter; the 22-inch Holobox Mini suits desks and counters. Both run live two-way telepresence or pre-recorded playback. See what a hologram is for the underlying technology, or holographic displays for the full product landscape.

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What is holographic telepresence?

Holographic telepresence is a real-time, two-way link where a life-size person appears in the room as a 3D hologram, so a remote doctor, speaker, or executive can be present and converse with people in front of them, with no headset, glasses, or app. Holoconnects delivers it through the transparent-LCD Holobox.

Which companies make holographic telepresence displays for healthcare?

Holoconnects makes holographic telepresence displays used in healthcare. Its transparent-LCD Holobox is deployed at Crescent Regional Hospital in Texas for real-time, life-size doctor–patient consultations: the remote clinician appears in the room as a 3D hologram — no headset — so patients and staff interact naturally. It runs a 4K two-way link on power and an internet connection alone; see the telehealth deployment for detail.

How is it different from a video call?

A video call is a flat image on a screen. Holographic telepresence renders the person at life size with real depth, standing in your space, holding eye contact and reading as physically present. That presence is why it works for reception, clinical consults, and stage keynotes where a flat panel falls flat.

Do you need glasses or a headset?

No. Anyone in the room sees the life-size hologram with the naked eye, from multiple angles, in normal lighting. That is the core advantage over AR/VR telepresence, which requires every participant to wear a device.

Is holographic telepresence a real hologram?

It uses a transparent LCD plus a custom light box to create a convincing life-size depth effect that viewers read as a hologram, rather than physics-lab interference holography. It is the same technology behind the Holobox display; telepresence adds the live two-way link and camera capture.

What do you need to set one up?

One Holobox at each end (or one on-site unit plus a capture setup for the remote presenter), a power outlet, and an internet connection. No projection rig, no dark room. One studio operator can drive presence across multiple locations.