The Morning After: Notorious B.I.G. is the star of Meta’s ‘hyper-realistic’ VR concert

The subsequent huge VR avatar efficiency would be the late Infamous B.I.G., East Coast rap legend. Broadcast in Meta’s Horizon Worlds, the present will use a digital recreation of ’90s Brooklyn as a backdrop and may have performances by visitor artists like Dangerous Boy Data founder Sean “Diddy” Combs. It is going to additionally function a story journey of Biggie’s life by music journalist Touré.

Bringing an artist again from the lifeless in avatar kind usually meets a wave of criticism – and that was true this time as properly. Meta responded, saying it obtained the blessing of the Infamous B.I.G. Property.

Infamous’ long-standing rival, Tupac, starred in a hologram efficiency ten years in the past at Coachella. We’ve additionally seen holograms of Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston. These have normally appeared in main awards ceremonies or standalone excursions. Meta’s Horizon Worlds, nevertheless, doesn’t fairly have the identical cachet. However followers of Infamous B.I.G. will probably be intrigued.

– Mat Smith

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