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Apr 18, 2012

This Is How the Tupac Hologram That Wasn’t Really a Hologram Worked

We already knew that the Tupac Hologram wasn't really a hologram but actually just a modern regurgitation of the old mid-19th century trick known as "Pepper's Ghost". If you were confused on how that illusion worked, be confused no more! Here it is.

Roxanne Palmer at the International Business TImes made this infographic that clearly illustrated how the whole hologram shenanigans worked. AV Concepts, the company behind the fauxlogram, used Musion Systems Ltd.'s Musion Eyeliner setup to project a 2D animated Tupac onto an invisible (to the audience) screen to make him look 3D. More here.

4 comments:

Outcast said...

This is pretty damn genius, at least we're making some decent advancements forwards. I wasn't too keen on the whole hologram thing at the start but honestly I've warmed to it, it was a nice touch and I think the concert seemed a lot of fun.

That Random Guy said...

Wow, what a great idea. Really ingenious work there.

Jim said...

Now this explains why Tupac's walking was off course, the wind was probably moving the screen.

Unknown said...

Neat