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Tupac’s cool (yet creepy) return from the dead to perform at Coachella: Here’s how it was done.

Tupac’s Return … How was it done?

This a great explanation of what was not, in fact, a hologram, but rather an illusion called “Pepper’s Ghost”.

The optical techniques behind this illusion actually date back to the 16th century, developed by camera obscura tweaker Giambattista della Porta. Which I think is important becausethe Machiavelli/Makaveli theory is just too much fun it’s all part of the plan he shall return.

Full explanation at the link, but the Tupac that we see above is a hi-res computer rendering projected onto an invisible sheet of Mylar foil from some point off-stage. No word on if the footage and vocals were an actor or reconstructed from previous performances.

Awesome use of science, all the same.

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