Apr 08
Episode 104: “meh”
I love the theory of the uncanny valley, and it surprises me how many people have never heard about it. I usually suck when trying to explain it to people, but next time I just should use this funny little video:
[Watch the video on MissGeeky.com]
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April 9th, 2009 at 10:40
Great video, ta. To me, dolls have always been right in the middle of the uncanny valley. They really scared me silly as a child. Still do!
April 9th, 2009 at 16:12
It’s interesting how the first technological area to seriously consider the dilemma of the almost human automaton is the electronic game industry. I don’t think Isaac Asimov could have thought of that one back in the 1950s. I suppose Walt Disney and co. confronted the Valley syndrome as early as the 1960s, though with the icky Abraham Lincoln and other “automatronics”.
Thanks for the though-provoking video post, M.
April 14th, 2009 at 19:24
Good video, a great way to explain the concept – bookmarked it.
August 12th, 2009 at 0:49
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