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Tupac performed as a hologram alongside Snoop Dogg Lion at Coachella. The Republican party has created a Reagan hologram. And now TLC wants to resurrect the late Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes in hologram form for a reunion tour.
Okay, so it was weirdly realistic and unbelievably hilarious with Tupac, but really? Is this super exploitative or are we cool with bringing back our favorite late musicians and all-around famous people in digital form? I mean, I like “No Scrubs” as much as the next guy, but where do we draw the line? [People]
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Its only acceptable if you use pre-recorded audio, if you use speech synthesis or programs like Vocaloid to put words in there mouth then that is wrong.
I don’t know, I kind of like the quirky synthetic charms of vocaloid. If people want to waste their money on a j-pop concert with a well crafted lineup and unreal singer, who are we to judge?
As a side thing, I’ve been to a few terrible gigs where the lead singer was clearly out of it and hardly able to perform, much less well. At least you know what you’re getting with a synth.
I don’t think you understand what I mean, if I made a hologram of a dead singer and started making then say things they never said or would never have said then it is wrong.
If your hologram is of somebody who never existed (Hatsune Miku) then you can use a synth of course.
I actually had a look at the video where they debuted it recently. My first thought was that it was a cool technological achievement but also a shameless cash in.
Just let them stay dead, eh?
Somebody feel free to correct me, but wasn’t the break up of TLC acrimoniousness. Does this not make it unlikely that the deceased would give any kind of blessing to this and thus this is a tawdry cash grab from the bands surviving less talented members.