It seems like just yesterday holograms were a thing of science fiction. Now they’re destined to be a part of our everyday lives. While seemingly being somewhere that you’re not is definitely rad, what are the long term implications? Are we bidding farewell to human interaction forever?

If the last couple of years have told us anything, it’s that there’s some serious cheddar to be made off of deceased celebrities. Only the good die young, and since they’re gone, we need to make holograms of them. A dead Michael Jackson made $170 million last year! It’s not just dead celebrities though, we’re actually creating fictional character holograms as well that can entertain, inspire and guide us. Is there anywhere that this technology won’t penetrate? Here’s a few unbelievable holograms you can soon expect to see in your life.

Tupac Shakur is one of the greatest musicians, lyricists, and performers of all time, and to see him seemingly alive and kickin’ sixteen years after his tragic death is definitely worthy of the world spotlight. The epic performance of Tupac and Snoop Dogg at Coachella in California will live on in history for a number of reasons, but what it really did was shed some light on one of the coolest forms of future technology that could be in our living rooms soon. Holograms and Telepresence are about to become a major part of the way we live our everyday lives. We are nearing an age where will be able to trick ourselves into thinking people and objects are there that aren’t.