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But what about Monkey Polar Express?

supercres — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:54:33 -0800

The uncanny valley effect (too many previous posts to list) has been blamed for poor acceptance of human-analogue robots (YT) and computer simulations (not to mention the box office results for The Polar Express, Beowulf, and other computer-animated movies). But did you know that humans are not the only primate species to experience this "too close for comfort" effect? A recent behavioral study in macaque monkeys suggests (pdf) that the uncanny valley may be hardwired into our brains at a deeper level (i.e., earlier-evolved) than previously thought.

Emily brings us out of the Uncanny Valley

nitsuj — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:13:29 -0800

Emily is considered to be one of the first animations to have overleapt a long-standing barrier known as 'uncanny valley' (watch the video) - from the team who, in part, brought you GTA4. Previously, sort of. The video linked above is definitely most realistic I've seen any CGI.

Charting the Uncanny Valley

PM — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:02:29 -0800

Charting the Uncanny Valley [2 3 4 5 6 7] is a thorough explanation of Masahiro Mori's hypothesis. Of course, if you're short on time, there's always 30 Rock. [Previously]

Yeah, tho I shall wander through the uncanny valley...

LairBob — Fri, 13 Aug 2004 18:11:28 -0800

When did we jump to the other side of the "uncanny valley"?

oflinkey — Thu, 24 Oct 2002 12:38:27 -0800

Making huge leaps between memepool and Stanislaw Lem (all in one day), I stumbled upon an interesting connection. This link describes an extremely interesting phenomenon that I find tangentally represented in Solaris. Simulacra of all kinds in literature and film has always interested me, from Blade Runner, to A.I. As Halloween approaches, I'd like to know what other MeFiers have seen or read that has hit them in the deepest part of their 'uncanny valley'.