A 3D moving image of the late singer Whitney Houston is being developed by a US entertainment firm.
It is working with the Houston estate and hopes to tour the product in 2016.
Hologram USA has patented what it calls a “high-tech version” of a 16th century illusion called Pepper’s Ghost.
It can cost “millions of dollars” to develop an image of a deceased star. The company told the BBC that members of the public often enquire about being turned into a 3D moving image too.
“I’m not sure if any have pursued it… for most people the cost is forbidding,” said head of marketing Owen Phillips.
The traditional Pepper’s Ghost illusion involves foil and glass, to which Hologram USA has added a patented blend of computer generated images (CGI), moving parts and audio material.
In its stable of so-called “holograms” are classic acts such as Patsy Cline, Frank Sinatra and Liberace.
Source-BBC
