Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Holograms present celebrities with new afterlife issues

When Tupac Shakur rose from a stage in the California desert earlier this year, it was not only a jaw-dropping resurrection, but also the beginning of a new form of live entertainment. Advances in digital artistry — such as holograms of deceased stars, like this video image of Shakur displayed on a computer monitor at the Subtractive Studio — make many things possible, presenting celebrity estates with new commercial and creative opportunities, but also some ethical quandaries.