so what if you are the first generation to live beyond your lifetimes alchemists
to live beyond your lifetimes alchemists
to live beyond your lifetimes alchemists are people who turn raw material into
are people who turn raw material into
are people who turn raw material into gold for centuries alchemists have
gold for centuries alchemists have
gold for centuries alchemists have searched for the secret of eternal life
searched for the secret of eternal life
searched for the secret of eternal life this desire no matter how powerful for
this desire no matter how powerful for
this desire no matter how powerful for immortality it’s always just remained
immortality it’s always just remained
immortality it’s always just remained out of reach who could blame them for
out of reach who could blame them for
out of reach who could blame them for searching who here among you at some
searching who here among you at some
searching who here among you at some point in your life has desired to be
point in your life has desired to be
point in your life has desired to be younger you see it all around you
younger you see it all around you
younger you see it all around you everywhere you look what do you see
everywhere you look what do you see
everywhere you look what do you see this product you know make you look
this product you know make you look
this product you know make you look younger this one you’re gonna live
younger this one you’re gonna live
younger this one you’re gonna live longer be a better lover be a better
longer be a better lover be a better
longer be a better lover be a better person I mean come on
person I mean come on
person I mean come on these are the messages we see everywhere
these are the messages we see everywhere
these are the messages we see everywhere right and it’s not just a modern
right and it’s not just a modern
right and it’s not just a modern obsession as a species we’ve always
obsession as a species we’ve always
obsession as a species we’ve always thought transcend our physical bodies
thought transcend our physical bodies
thought transcend our physical bodies and each generation has created
and each generation has created
and each generation has created alchemists the artists the inventors the
alchemists the artists the inventors the
alchemists the artists the inventors the innovators who have used the
innovators who have used the
innovators who have used the cutting-edge technology of their age to
cutting-edge technology of their age to
cutting-edge technology of their age to create images of ourselves that somehow
create images of ourselves that somehow
create images of ourselves that somehow capture and preserve our essence but not
capture and preserve our essence but not
capture and preserve our essence but not all of the technologies have stood the
all of the technologies have stood the
all of the technologies have stood the test of time here’s a really good
test of time here’s a really good
test of time here’s a really good example does anybody know who this man
example does anybody know who this man
example does anybody know who this man is
is
is anyone how about this man the man on the
anyone how about this man the man on the
anyone how about this man the man on the left perhaps the most famous performer
left perhaps the most famous performer
left perhaps the most famous performer of the 19th century Dan Rice now Dan
of the 19th century Dan Rice now Dan
of the 19th century Dan Rice now Dan Rice was actually so popular in his own
Rice was actually so popular in his own
Rice was actually so popular in his own day that he actually ran for the
day that he actually ran for the
day that he actually ran for the presidency in 1868 the man on the right
presidency in 1868 the man on the right
presidency in 1868 the man on the right perhaps most famous performer of the
perhaps most famous performer of the
perhaps most famous performer of the 20th century now could it be we all know
20th century now could it be we all know
20th century now could it be we all know who Charlie Chaplin is but we have no
who Charlie Chaplin is but we have no
who Charlie Chaplin is but we have no idea who Dan Rice’s is because Chaplin’s
idea who Dan Rice’s is because Chaplin’s
idea who Dan Rice’s is because Chaplin’s career coincided with the birth of a new
career coincided with the birth of a new
career coincided with the birth of a new technology
technology
technology that’s right at the movies that’s right
that’s right at the movies that’s right
that’s right at the movies that’s right motion picture technology captured
motion picture technology captured
motion picture technology captured Chaplin’s image and projected him around
Chaplin’s image and projected him around
Chaplin’s image and projected him around the world for millions of people to see
the world for millions of people to see
the world for millions of people to see more people than he could have ever met
more people than he could have ever met
more people than he could have ever met in person now 40 years after his death
in person now 40 years after his death
in person now 40 years after his death we still recognize his image but we may
we still recognize his image but we may
we still recognize his image but we may be the last generation to do so
be the last generation to do so
be the last generation to do so why it’s because his image and relevancy
why it’s because his image and relevancy
why it’s because his image and relevancy has been set by a 20th century
has been set by a 20th century
has been set by a 20th century technology so is 21st century alchemists
technology so is 21st century alchemists
technology so is 21st century alchemists what is the cutting edge technology
what is the cutting edge technology
what is the cutting edge technology today and what does it allow us to do
today and what does it allow us to do
today and what does it allow us to do that was not possible before well what
that was not possible before well what
that was not possible before well what if you could stay forever young this is
if you could stay forever young this is
if you could stay forever young this is not a photograph this is a 3d
not a photograph this is a 3d
not a photograph this is a 3d computer-generated avatar okay it’s what
computer-generated avatar okay it’s what
computer-generated avatar okay it’s what we call maximum resolution we have
we call maximum resolution we have
we call maximum resolution we have stopped time and reverse the aging
stopped time and reverse the aging
stopped time and reverse the aging process okay not only can we record the
process okay not only can we record the
process okay not only can we record the way the surface of your skin looks we’re
way the surface of your skin looks we’re
way the surface of your skin looks we’re able to record and calibrate how your
able to record and calibrate how your
able to record and calibrate how your muscles move underneath your skin so
muscles move underneath your skin so
muscles move underneath your skin so that way your digital avatar can perform
that way your digital avatar can perform
that way your digital avatar can perform exactly the way you do this is actress
exactly the way you do this is actress
exactly the way you do this is actress fan bingbing she’s the most famous
fan bingbing she’s the most famous
fan bingbing she’s the most famous person in China okay
person in China okay
person in China okay perhaps one of most recognized faces on
perhaps one of most recognized faces on
perhaps one of most recognized faces on his planet and she’s an early adopter of
his planet and she’s an early adopter of
his planet and she’s an early adopter of new media she understands the power of
new media she understands the power of
new media she understands the power of having a 3d digital avatar that can
having a 3d digital avatar that can
having a 3d digital avatar that can speak to younger generations
speak to younger generations
speak to younger generations today’s icons movie stars pop stars and
today’s icons movie stars pop stars and
today’s icons movie stars pop stars and celebrities will be able to connect with
celebrities will be able to connect with
celebrities will be able to connect with future generations beyond your lifetime
future generations beyond your lifetime
future generations beyond your lifetime on new media platforms that we can only
on new media platforms that we can only
on new media platforms that we can only imagine what if you can change the way
imagine what if you can change the way
imagine what if you can change the way you look it appears some
well when we digitally reconstructed
well when we digitally reconstructed President Obama and put Donald Trump in
President Obama and put Donald Trump in
President Obama and put Donald Trump in the Oval Office alongside him we didn’t
the Oval Office alongside him we didn’t
the Oval Office alongside him we didn’t quite think that reality would follow
quite think that reality would follow
quite think that reality would follow virtual reality
virtual reality
virtual reality so maybe virtual reality is more
so maybe virtual reality is more
so maybe virtual reality is more powerful than even we imagined right
powerful than even we imagined right
powerful than even we imagined right that’s right I mean talk about power you
that’s right I mean talk about power you
that’s right I mean talk about power you know we used advanced render and
know we used advanced render and
know we used advanced render and performance capture technologies to
performance capture technologies to
performance capture technologies to allow actor Harry Shearer to play both
allow actor Harry Shearer to play both
allow actor Harry Shearer to play both presidents in real time I mean this has
presidents in real time I mean this has
presidents in real time I mean this has been a dream of his for years right slip
been a dream of his for years right slip
been a dream of his for years right slip into the skin of somebody else you know
into the skin of somebody else you know
into the skin of somebody else you know use your imagination to bring them to
use your imagination to bring them to
use your imagination to bring them to life
life
life I mean he’s put words in the president’s
I mean he’s put words in the president’s
I mean he’s put words in the president’s mouth talk about power right but this
mouth talk about power right but this
mouth talk about power right but this might as well be you you can step into
might as well be you you can step into
might as well be you you can step into the Oval Office you could have a look
the Oval Office you could have a look
the Oval Office you could have a look around you don’t have to go through
around you don’t have to go through
around you don’t have to go through security or deal with Secret Service and
security or deal with Secret Service and
security or deal with Secret Service and who knows maybe you could even hang out
who knows maybe you could even hang out
who knows maybe you could even hang out with the president so what if you could
with the president so what if you could
with the president so what if you could step into anybody shoes here we teleport
step into anybody shoes here we teleport
step into anybody shoes here we teleport you back to about about Pakistan May 2nd
you back to about about Pakistan May 2nd
you back to about about Pakistan May 2nd 2011 you are now standing in the Salman
2011 you are now standing in the Salman
2011 you are now standing in the Salman bin Laden’s compound now we can put you
bin Laden’s compound now we can put you
bin Laden’s compound now we can put you in the boots of one of the Navy SEALs
in the boots of one of the Navy SEALs
in the boots of one of the Navy SEALs that were though or we can put you in
that were though or we can put you in
that were though or we can put you in the shoes of bin Laden himself virtual
the shoes of bin Laden himself virtual
the shoes of bin Laden himself virtual reality allows you to be there in person
reality allows you to be there in person
reality allows you to be there in person and experience this moment for a moment
and experience this moment for a moment
and experience this moment for a moment as it played out but more than that you
as it played out but more than that you
as it played out but more than that you can actually experiencing it from any
can actually experiencing it from any
can actually experiencing it from any perspective that’s right as far as we
perspective that’s right as far as we
perspective that’s right as far as we know there are no recordings of this
know there are no recordings of this
know there are no recordings of this event so we had to reconstruct this
event so we had to reconstruct this
event so we had to reconstruct this through the accounts of the people that
through the accounts of the people that
through the accounts of the people that were there now even if they had a camera
were there now even if they had a camera
were there now even if they had a camera to record this it would be the partial
to record this it would be the partial
to record this it would be the partial perspective of the person looking
perspective of the person looking
perspective of the person looking through the camera now you get to
through the camera now you get to
through the camera now you get to experience this you get to solve this
experience this you get to solve this
experience this you get to solve this you get to figure the puzzle out
you get to figure the puzzle out
you get to figure the puzzle out yourself and you can look at this from
yourself and you can look at this from
yourself and you can look at this from any person
any person
any person effective okay you can make sense of
effective okay you can make sense of
effective okay you can make sense of this as if you were there now what if
this as if you were there now what if
this as if you were there now what if the place and the person whose skin you
the place and the person whose skin you
the place and the person whose skin you are about to slip into is not even real
are about to slip into is not even real
are about to slip into is not even real at all okay this is Grace
at all okay this is Grace
at all okay this is Grace now we created grace grace was born from
now we created grace grace was born from
now we created grace grace was born from our imaginations she’s part human part
our imaginations she’s part human part
our imaginations she’s part human part machine a 100% computer-generated now
machine a 100% computer-generated now
machine a 100% computer-generated now grace lives in a virtual forest in a
grace lives in a virtual forest in a
grace lives in a virtual forest in a fantasy world and in a fantasy world we
fantasy world and in a fantasy world we
fantasy world and in a fantasy world we get to play with who we are and who we
get to play with who we are and who we
get to play with who we are and who we could be now the distinction between
could be now the distinction between
could be now the distinction between reality and virtual reality still exists
reality and virtual reality still exists
reality and virtual reality still exists but I’m not sure how relevant it is
but I’m not sure how relevant it is
but I’m not sure how relevant it is anymore if you can interact and form an
anymore if you can interact and form an
anymore if you can interact and form an emotional connection to somebody from
emotional connection to somebody from
emotional connection to somebody from your imagination just as easy as you can
your imagination just as easy as you can
your imagination just as easy as you can somebody from real life that’s right now
somebody from real life that’s right now
somebody from real life that’s right now we’ve been creating versions of
we’ve been creating versions of
we’ve been creating versions of ourselves for a long long time it’s what
ourselves for a long long time it’s what
ourselves for a long long time it’s what defines our species as unique and every
defines our species as unique and every
defines our species as unique and every generation has deemed this important who
generation has deemed this important who
generation has deemed this important who we are historically culturally this has
we are historically culturally this has
we are historically culturally this has been captured by media technology for
been captured by media technology for
been captured by media technology for tens of thousands of years and by
tens of thousands of years and by
tens of thousands of years and by looking at how we use that technology to
looking at how we use that technology to
looking at how we use that technology to reproduce ourselves we’ve been able to
reproduce ourselves we’ve been able to
reproduce ourselves we’ve been able to understand who we are where we’ve come
understand who we are where we’ve come
understand who we are where we’ve come from and where we could be going and the
from and where we could be going and the
from and where we could be going and the images of ourselves that have stood the
images of ourselves that have stood the
images of ourselves that have stood the test of time these the cutting edge
test of time these the cutting edge
test of time these the cutting edge create technology of the age in which
create technology of the age in which
create technology of the age in which they are created they used often
they are created they used often
they are created they used often precious and rare materials they were
precious and rare materials they were
precious and rare materials they were made to last the Fresco’s fresco is part
made to last the Fresco’s fresco is part
made to last the Fresco’s fresco is part of a the fabric of a structure that is
of a the fabric of a structure that is
of a the fabric of a structure that is built to last for millennia far far
built to last for millennia far far
built to last for millennia far far beyond the lifetimes of those who
beyond the lifetimes of those who
beyond the lifetimes of those who created it and artists who have failed
created it and artists who have failed
created it and artists who have failed to create a technology that allowed
to create a technology that allowed
to create a technology that allowed their work to be permanent have
their work to be permanent have
their work to be permanent have disappeared along with the images
disappeared along with the images
disappeared along with the images they’ve created
they’ve created
they’ve created artists whose images have lasted
artists whose images have lasted
artists whose images have lasted they were the alchemists of their age
they were the alchemists of their age
they were the alchemists of their age they were the ones who have found the
they were the ones who have found the
they were the ones who have found the magic formula of permanence and these
magic formula of permanence and these
magic formula of permanence and these images that we created us has not just
images that we created us has not just
images that we created us has not just copies of ourselves and not just a
copies of ourselves and not just a
copies of ourselves and not just a facsimile they contain an idea of who we
facsimile they contain an idea of who we
facsimile they contain an idea of who we are okay what we hold to be important
are okay what we hold to be important
are okay what we hold to be important true worth preserving that’s why they’re
true worth preserving that’s why they’re
true worth preserving that’s why they’re painted on stone they’re carved out of
painted on stone they’re carved out of
painted on stone they’re carved out of rock they’re enshrined in bricks and
rock they’re enshrined in bricks and
rock they’re enshrined in bricks and mortar a cave painting here it depicts
mortar a cave painting here it depicts
mortar a cave painting here it depicts the hunt which celebrates our survival
the hunt which celebrates our survival
the hunt which celebrates our survival of a species and the fresco well that
of a species and the fresco well that
of a species and the fresco well that speaks and talks in our relationship to
speaks and talks in our relationship to
speaks and talks in our relationship to what we call God and we see narratives
what we call God and we see narratives
what we call God and we see narratives of who we are Chaplin’s Tramp connected
of who we are Chaplin’s Tramp connected
of who we are Chaplin’s Tramp connected with millions of people around the world
with millions of people around the world
with millions of people around the world different cultures and different
different cultures and different
different cultures and different languages because he embodied our
languages because he embodied our
languages because he embodied our humanity our hopes our dreams the
humanity our hopes our dreams the
humanity our hopes our dreams the perseverance of our species to the human
perseverance of our species to the human
perseverance of our species to the human universal expression of laughter now
universal expression of laughter now
universal expression of laughter now here’s the paradigm shift all the
here’s the paradigm shift all the
here’s the paradigm shift all the alchemists that we’ve been talking about
alchemists that we’ve been talking about
alchemists that we’ve been talking about so far they’ve all used material that is
so far they’ve all used material that is
so far they’ve all used material that is physical matter and there’s alchemists
physical matter and there’s alchemists
physical matter and there’s alchemists of the digital age we get to step beyond
of the digital age we get to step beyond
of the digital age we get to step beyond the physical constraints of the world
the physical constraints of the world
the physical constraints of the world and step into the realm of unlimited
and step into the realm of unlimited
and step into the realm of unlimited possibilities you are now in a world
possibilities you are now in a world
possibilities you are now in a world where you are living the digital world
where you are living the digital world
where you are living the digital world is real it’s living its evolving you are
is real it’s living its evolving you are
is real it’s living its evolving you are now no longer just standing in front of
now no longer just standing in front of
now no longer just standing in front of an image you are no longer just watching
an image you are no longer just watching
an image you are no longer just watching a movie it’s you in the Oval Office
a movie it’s you in the Oval Office
a movie it’s you in the Oval Office standing with the president interacting
standing with the president interacting
standing with the president interacting with the president and the images that
with the president and the images that
with the president and the images that you take away from these experiences
you take away from these experiences
you take away from these experiences they’re just as real as any memories
they’re just as real as any memories
they’re just as real as any memories that you might take away from real life
that you might take away from real life
that you might take away from real life just as real and just as powerful the
just as real and just as powerful the
just as real and just as powerful the images that you experience in the
images that you experience in the
images that you experience in the virtual world are just as real as the
virtual world are just as real as the
virtual world are just as real as the images that you experience in real life
images that you experience in real life
images that you experience in real life that is digital alchemy
that is digital alchemy
that is digital alchemy finally the promise of permanence
finally the promise of permanence
finally the promise of permanence but what of ourselves
but what of ourselves
but what of ourselves well we preserve well Alchemist what
well we preserve well Alchemist what
well we preserve well Alchemist what does they do they take raw materials and
does they do they take raw materials and
does they do they take raw materials and they create gold out of it
they create gold out of it
they create gold out of it in the entertainment industry it makes
in the entertainment industry it makes
in the entertainment industry it makes complete sense to make digital avatars
complete sense to make digital avatars
complete sense to make digital avatars of our cultural icons because their
of our cultural icons because their
of our cultural icons because their economic value will no law no doubt
economic value will no law no doubt
economic value will no law no doubt increase because we can make them any
increase because we can make them any
increase because we can make them any age we can put them anywhere they can
age we can put them anywhere they can
age we can put them anywhere they can exist on any media platform now or a
exist on any media platform now or a
exist on any media platform now or a media platform in the foreseeable future
media platform in the foreseeable future
media platform in the foreseeable future we will immortalize that which we have
we will immortalize that which we have
we will immortalize that which we have always preserved our heroes Saints and
always preserved our heroes Saints and
always preserved our heroes Saints and gods the icons that have inspired us to
gods the icons that have inspired us to
gods the icons that have inspired us to be better humans and as these
be better humans and as these
be better humans and as these technologies become really readily
technologies become really readily
technologies become really readily available to each of us we’d be able to
available to each of us we’d be able to
available to each of us we’d be able to capture something of ourselves to pass
capture something of ourselves to pass
capture something of ourselves to pass on to future generations imagine your
on to future generations imagine your
on to future generations imagine your children your grandchildren your
children your grandchildren your
children your grandchildren your great-great-great grandchildren being
great-great-great grandchildren being
great-great-great grandchildren being able to interact with you in a
able to interact with you in a
able to interact with you in a meaningful way long after you have
meaningful way long after you have
meaningful way long after you have physically passed away that’s right
is this an evolutionary leap or just
is this an evolutionary leap or just another step time will tell what do you
another step time will tell what do you
another step time will tell what do you think do you think you’ll be the first
think do you think you’ll be the first
think do you think you’ll be the first generation to live beyond your lifetime
generation to live beyond your lifetime
generation to live beyond your lifetime what were you doing
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