A few weeks ago I wrote about the new Tintin movie in the context of the Uncanny Valley (read my article here). While searching around for a clear diagram illustrating the principle, I stumbled upon an article called The Second Uncanny Valley on a site called Open the Future, which features a load of really interesting stuff […]
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The Second Uncanny Valley
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Also tagged Academic, climate science, cyborg, emerging tech, ethics, future, geoengineering, open source, posthuman, renewables, robot, social networks, transhumanism
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Tintin & The Uncanny Valley
I wonder if Spielberg, Jackson, Wright, Moffat, Cornish et al have considered the mystery of the ‘Uncanny Valley’ in their latest CGI film, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn? I’m talking about the principle that when things appear, or intend to appear as visibly human as possible they often can’t jump the […]
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Also tagged diagram, Film, movie, research, time, uncanny valley, video, youtube
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Tintin Meets Facehugger
Awesome imagery here from Dan Hipp – via Nerds Ruin Everything