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Do you remember? On Oct 6th, 2012, over 9,000 fans packed into Taipei World Trade Center Hall 2 (Taipei Show Hall 2) just to get a glimpse of their favorite “singer”, Hatsune Miku.
Miku is a singing synthesizer developed by Crypton Future Media. When the software was first presented in 2007, there was no humanoid person to go with it. It was literally just an synthesizer application. Not even Crypton expected Miku to become the legacy it is now.
The Japanese website Nico Nico Douga, played a fundamental role in the popularity Hatsune Miku, as users starting uploading videos and songs created from her sound bank. Through this humanoid persona, users were able to “voice” their own creations and test their music potential without having each other for the opportunity to shine. The character Miku gradually formed by its thousands of fans, and become a vivid character in itself, one that represents the spirit of the new generation.
Hatsune Miku is truly a work belonging to its fans on the internet. She is their dream come true. Up to now, Miku has held “live” concerts in the US, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and her story will forever be the perfect example of how dreams and reality work as one.
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Name |
Hatsune Miku (初音ミク, known also as Miku in the Asian community) |
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Age |
16 |
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Birthday |
August 31st |
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Height |
158 cm |
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Weight |
42 kg |
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Suggested Genre |
Pop/Rock/Dance |
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Suggested Temp |
70～245BPM |
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Suggested Vocal Range |
A3～E5 |
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This technology improved further in 2011, in which Miku’s image seemed to be completely detached to any screen, and performed on stage like an actual human being.
Imagination motivates Technology
Perhaps these things used to existed only in old Hollywood movies, but now, they are more real to us than they ever had been. Since 1926, sci-fi movies allowed us to go wherever our imagination took us, and there was no doubt that we’ve come a long way. These films allowed us to think bigger, bolder, and inspired many to achieve much more than one might have ever expected. A study on ATTSavings.com came up with a list of 18 inventions appearing sci-fi movies since the Metropolis (1926) that have “come-to-life” in modern times. G!Voice highlighted the mobile and communications devices among them below: Take a look and find out how many you already know!
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Title |
Production |
Year of Actualization |
Year of Product |
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1926 |
Metropolis
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Video phone |
2006 |
Skype
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1976 |
Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
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Sound control computer |
2011 |
iPhone Siri
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1984 |
Star Trek III : Search for spock
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Mobile communication device |
1990 |
Cell Phone
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1987 |
Robocop
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A helmet display |
2005 |
Head mounted display
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2014 (TBC) |
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1993 |
Star Trek: Deep space nine
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Portable screens |
2010 |
iPad, tablet
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Imagination = Creativity
Albert Einstein once said: “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” There is yet but one very fine line between a dream and reality. When an inspiration comes along, why not make an effort and, perhaps, turn into something not so out of reach. It just might pay off.
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