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Resource type: Journal Article Peer reviewed BibTeX citation key: Tinwell2011b Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details |
Categories: General Keywords: Psychology, Uncanny Creators: Grimshaw, Tinwell, Williams Collection: International Journal of Arts and Technology Resources citing this (Bibliography: WIKINDX Master Bibliography) |
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Abstract |
"This paper proposes that increasing technological sophistication in the creation of realism for human-like, virtual characters is matched by increasing technological discernment on the part of the viewer. One of the goals for achieving a realism that is believable for virtual characters is to overcome the Uncanny Valley where perceived strangeness or familiarity is rated against perceived human-likeness. Empirical evidence shows that the Uncanny can be applied to virtual characters, yet implies a more complex picture than the shape of a deep valley with a sharp gradient as depicted in Mori’s original plot of the Uncanny Valley. Our results imply that: (1) perceived familiarity is dependent upon a wider range of variables other than appearance and behaviour and (2) for realistic, human-like characters, the Uncanny Valley is an impossible traverse, is not supported fully by empirical evidence and the concept is better replaced with the notion of an Uncanny Wall."
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The Uncanny Wall: “technological discernment on the part of the audience generally keeps pace with technological developments used in the attempt to create realistic, human-like characters such that, ultimately, the perception of uncanniness for such characters is inevitable.” Keywords: Psychology Uncanny |