Crossing the Uncanny Valley
Jul. 31st, 2006 04:34 pmMy brother-in-law,
jeff_duntemann wrote about problems with animating humans and the uncanny valley, where things that look almost human look creepy. This Wall Street Journal article explores a new technology that may -- or may not -- get animation of human beings to the non-creepy side of the valley.
Of course, you end up with creepy, green-glowing images during the process, but they go away before you're done.
Of course, you end up with creepy, green-glowing images during the process, but they go away before you're done.