ITER – Interactive Holographic Tokamak Experience with the 55″ Holobox
For the ITER Organization in Cadarache, France, we developed a highly advanced holographic presentation system using our proprietary 55-inch Holobox technology. The installation allows visitors to explore the Tokamak fusion reactor in an entirely new way: as a free-floating, gesture-controlled hologram that responds directly to the movement of the user’s hands.
Using intuitive gesture interaction, visitors can rotate the Tokamak, activate modules, and reveal or hide detailed components such as the blanket modules, magnetic coils, plasma chamber, particle trajectories, or loss patterns. Each element can be visualized, examined, and understood in real time — turning an extremely complex scientific system into an accessible and interactive learning experience.
The Holobox uses an advanced Pepper’s Ghost principle, adapted for a modern form factor: the display lies horizontally, while a 45-degree optical plate projects the hologram seamlessly into mid-air, without any visible frame or enclosure. This creates the illusion of a floating, touchless 3D object that can be manipulated with nothing but hand movements.
The installation has been used by ITER at major conferences, scientific conventions, governmental presentations, and public outreach events across Europe. It has become one of their signature demonstration tools for explaining the scale, sophistication, and global significance of the ITER fusion project — one of the most ambitious scientific undertakings on the planet.
Through this holographic experience, ITER can communicate the complexity of nuclear fusion physics in a way that is engaging, intuitive, and visually stunning.


