I'm not sure exactly why, but people are often surprised to find out I'm a fan of Michael Jackson. He was a great performer, great entertainer, great songwriter, and the entertainment world is worse of because of his loss.
However, during this year's Billboard Music Awards (held right here in Las Vegas, by the way), we were able to see him perform one more time, through realistic light projection similar to the process that brought Tupac Shakur back to life at Coachella a couple of years ago.
This time, it was Michael Jackson that received the treatment. It combines live dancers with pre-recorded and holographic technology to bring the performer back to life. The technology involved is mainly projection technology, but its development and history, even its ownership, is murky and involves a bankrupt company that originally brought Tupac back to life, and the current owners of the technology actually sued to have MJ's performance blocked!
The video of his posthumous performance is below. Pretty amazing stuff, and I'm very curious to see who gets the treatment next. I'm guessing Elvis.
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