Building a Better Pop Star II
A little while ago, I was describing virtual pop star, Hatsune Miku, as a “prosthetic identity“.
Now, thanks to Kinect hackers in Japan, you could slide even further into her virtual identity if you wanted.
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The music is enough to make me wanna shoot myself…but this is great!