Not exact matches
But whereas the
uncanny valley is normally used to describe the visual appearance of a robot or virtual character, this study finds that, given a particular appearance, emotional behavior alone can
seem uncanny.
The
uncanny valley metaphor suggests that a human appearance or behavior can make an artificial figure
seem more familiar for viewers — but only up to a point.
Even the most sophisticated computer - generated actors still
seem slightly unsettling — often attributed to the «
uncanny valley» phenomenon, in which unfamiliar imperfections in an otherwise super-realistic caricature unnerve the viewer.
Uncanny Valley — an unsettling survival horror where nothing is as it
seems.
The graphics really do
seem to have crossed the
uncanny valley and
seem to be going up the hill on the other side of human recognition.
Earlier this year, his multi-floor exhibition inaugurating Gavin Brown's new Harlem mega-gallery, which featured
uncanny -
valley - born CGI videos of men falling into sinkholes or other forms of unusual misery,
seemed to announce a new era of immersive art experience that can compete with TV, film, and the other attention - devouring screen - based sirens.
But the biggest issue with this phone might be best described in gaming terms: the
uncanny valley — where something designed and modeled to look human
seems just «off» enough, be it from mechanical animation or dead looking eyes, to
seem fake.