The United Kingdom celebrated Queen Elizabeth II's 70 year rule with a parade on Sunday featuring the same carriage she took in 1953 for her coronation. The Queen didn't go in the coach this time, but she did have a movie in her place. The film has been referred to as a hologram by many news outlets.
Most people understand holograms to be three-dimensional creations that allow the viewer to walk around and see different angles of the projection as if it is in the room with them. The visual effect on display this past Sunday wasn't a hologram.
If you have ever been to Disneyland or Disney World, you know that there is a Pepper's Ghost illusion. The appearance of Pepper's Ghost is less advanced than a real hologram.
The first public demonstration of the Pepper's Ghost trick was in London. People were enthralled with the performance of The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain, because of the effect. The trick works by projecting a bright light onto a large piece of transparent glass at an angle in front of a group of people.
The illustration shows how it looked from the side.
It looked to the crowd.
News outlets have used the word hologram before, when the underlying tech is closer to a digital Pepper's Ghost. It wasn't a hologram, but a reincarnated Tupac made an appearance at the festival.
The British royals have a history of using this technology. The Queen witnessed the Pepper's Ghost effect at Buckingham Palace as part of an exhibition celebrating Queen Victoria's 200th birthday.
The internet seems obsessed with a conspiracy theory that the Queen died of covid-19 in 2021. The theory, or perhaps just as often, the joke, has been surprisingly prevalent.
There are a lot of recent photos of the Queen. The woman is not as active as she used to be because she is 96 years old. When your elderly head of state can't make a real appearance,Pepper's Ghost is a decent way to show the Queen.
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