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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Lifestyle
David Kent

Grandmother talks to mourners at her own funeral as part of new technology in UK

A grandmother was able to talk to mourners at her own funeral service - as part of a new 'holographic' technology being trialled in the UK.

A Los Angeles-based startup called StoryFile created the technology which allows those who have passed away to address their own mourners via a special video.

The technology creates a digital clone of the subject by using nearly 20 synchronised cameras to record them answering a series of questions.

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