30/10/2020
Kanye West gave Kim Kardashian a hologram of her dad for her 40th birthday. The rapper gave his wife a hologram-style video of her late dad, Robert Kardashian, saying he's proud of her. Appearing via hologram is not unprecedented, but the high cost optical illusions are typically the purview of concerts (Amy Winehouse, Prince) and art installations.
The hologram speaks to Kim for around 4 minutes, wishing her a happy birthday and telling her how proud he is of her. the quality of the hologram is awesome, it really feels like he was in the room. A birthday gift, arranged for “a special surprise from heaven” The hologram expresses pride in Kardashian West’s decision to become a lawyer “and carry on my legacy” among many other things. In a humble nod to West, the hologram refers to her husband as the “most, most, most, most, most genius man in the whole world” These projections are not technically holograms but instead rely on an optical illusion, first discovered in the 19th century called Pepper’s Ghost to create the appearance of a three-dimensional image. True hologram technology is still far from any commercial application. How is it made? A production company, Kaleida has claimed responsibility for the “holographic resurrection”. The company specialises in a a very thin gauze called Holonet, which is likely how the effect was achieved, for approx 100.000 - 400.000 USD accordibg to MTV some years ago. However, as Deepfake technology improves, manipulating the visage and voice of dead people is likely cheaper 2020.
