Posted 3/15/2024, 9:01:04 AM
Elvis Resurrected: AI Technology Brings Virtual Elvis Performance to the Stage
- A Tupac Shakur "hologram" performed at Coachella in 2012, sparking interest in virtual concerts using simulations of deceased artists
- These simulations are not actually holograms, but use AI and archival footage to digitally recreate artists like the upcoming Elvis Evolution show
- Pepper's Ghost, an 1862 theatrical illusion technique, is utilized to make the digital performances seem real on stage
- The AI model for Elvis Evolution is trained on hundreds of hours of footage to replicate his singing, movements, etc as accurately as possible
- Though complex technology is used, the goal is for audiences to become immersed and moved by the simulated performance of Elvis just as if he were actually on stage