Japanese holographic singer Hatsune Miku is a product of video game culture - St. Petersburg Times

If you thought modern-day pop singers like Katy Perry or Rihanna showed up on the scene pre-packaged and image-conscious, you should take a look at Japan's latest 16-year-old superstar, Hatsune Miku. Of course, you'd have to turn on the holographic projector first. That's because the singer is only a "Vocaloid," a digital cypher created by software developer Crypton Future Media in 2007. And you t