Holographic 2pac performs w/ Dre & Snoop @ Coachella

Looks like the Gorillaz/Madonna mash up from a few yrs ago.

http://m.io9.com/5902272/tupac-shakur-came-back-from-the-dead-as-a-hologram-at-coachella

lol

pretty cool

awesome

I gotta wonder how this tech works.

isn't that just a bit weird?

yet, also cool

they have complete shows in japan where a computer generated 3d girl performs with a computer generated voice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTXO7KGHtjI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPuQMY6hZdw

anyone tried this software yet? looks like there is no mac version

i must be the only one who finds this uncomfortable to watch.

I can't handle this

weird

he's missing a 'H' on his forehead

  On 4/16/2012 at 6:36 PM, david said:

i must be the only one who finds this uncomfortable to watch.

I think there is something awkward and maybe even wrong about it. It's not as if the event said Featuring 2Pac to sell anything... but it comes across as a distasteful gimmick, IMO.

With that said, the technology is fockin' awesome :)

  On 4/16/2012 at 6:16 PM, acid1 said:

I gotta wonder how this tech works.

It's an optical illusion that's been in use by the entertainment industry for quite a long time. Granted the Coachella performance is far more advanced than what you usually see, but the principle is pretty much there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMCVqqUzfyQ

  On 4/16/2012 at 6:36 PM, david said:

i must be the only one who finds this uncomfortable to watch.

nope

there were some pretty fucking great tweets while this was happening

  On 4/16/2012 at 6:14 PM, Fatcaesar said:

awesome

  On 4/16/2012 at 6:49 PM, dr lopez said:

there were some pretty fucking great tweets while this was happening

links/recap pls

  On 4/16/2012 at 6:32 PM, o00o said:

anyone tried this software yet?

Yes. it's quite fun. none of the good voices are made to sing in english, so they try to pronounce stuff with japanese syllables, and it sounds like engrish.

  On 4/16/2012 at 6:40 PM, soundwave said:

he's missing a 'H' on his forehead

lol

also yeah, this is really terrible. let me note here that if I die at a young age, I do not want anyone to make a holograph of me perform for any reason.

2pac sucks, even as a hologram. but pretty cool technology regardless

This is pretty IDM.

Guys, we should start a WATMM fund for one of these machines, then we could have our very own AFX/Squarepusher/ae/BoC concert exclusive for WATMMers only.

:elite:

Skrillex gigs with holographic bees everywhere.

  On 4/16/2012 at 6:41 PM, CraniumXII said:

I think there is something awkward and maybe even wrong about it. It's not as if the event said Featuring 2Pac to sell anything... but it comes across as a distasteful gimmick, IMO.

That impression of his voice in the beginning makes me cringe. Nothing shitter than other rappers exhausting his image to make themselves look better.

  On 4/16/2012 at 6:41 PM, CraniumXII said:

  On 4/16/2012 at 6:36 PM, david said:

i must be the only one who finds this uncomfortable to watch.

 

I think there is something awkward and maybe even wrong about it. It's not as if the event said Featuring 2Pac to sell anything... but it comes across as a distasteful gimmick, IMO.

 

With that said, the technology is fockin' awesome :)

he looks like a video game character