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<\/div>Hologram Performance<\/h2>
Thousands of fans convened at Shanghai’s Mercedes-Benz arena on Saturday to see an unusual show: a virtual hologram singer named Luo Tianyi, accompanied by world famous Chinese pianist Lang Lang.<\/p>
But rather than basing the holographic performance on a particular human performer’s movement and voice — the way holograms of Michael Jackson and Tupac have “performed”<\/a> on stage over the last decade — Tianyi’s performance is the result of six months of hard work by roughly 200 production staff, as the South China Morning Post<\/em> (SCMP) reports<\/a>.<\/p> Because she doesn’t exist as a real person, Tianyi is an intriguing vision of the future of entertainment.<\/p> Her voice and personality are created through sophisticated tech, including motion capture and 3D modelling. A backstage voice dubber and motion-capture actress even allowed Tianyi to interact with Lang Lang in real-time.<\/p> Luo isn’t the only virtual idol out there. In Japan — where the trend caught on first — Yamaha Vocaloid-based idols such as Hatsune Miku<\/a> have turned the trend into a billion dollar market<\/a>.<\/p> “Luo Tianyi is perfect,” Kit Cheung Jie, a 17-year-old senior high school student in Hong Kong told the South China Morning Post<\/em>. “She is not a real person so she can be whatever you want her to be. It’s like a customized idol that only belongs to you.”<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>China’s virtual idols meet their fans at the intersection of entertainment and technology<\/a> [SCMP<\/em>] More on holograms:<\/strong> Spinning Rods Create Stunning Holograms<\/em><\/a><\/p> The post Thousands of Chinese Fans Paid to See a Virtual Hologram Singer<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Excerpt from: Hologram Performance Thousands of fans convened at Shanghai\u2019s Mercedes-Benz arena on Saturday to see an unusual show: a virtual hologram singer named Luo Tianyi, accompanied by world famous Chinese pianist Lang Lang. But rather than basing the holographic performance on a particular human performer\u2019s movement and voice\u00a0\u2014 the way holograms of Michael Jackson and Tupac have\u00a0 \u201cperformed\u201d on stage over the last decade\u00a0\u2014 Tianyi\u2019s performance is the result of six months of hard work by roughly 200 production staff, as the South China Morning Post \u00a0(SCMP) reports . Continue reading Virtual Celebrity<\/h2>
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