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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | International Journal of Arts and Technology |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Pages (from-to) | 326-341 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| ISSN | 1754-8853 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
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- Uncanny Valley,video games,realism,Uncanny Wall,overcoming,impossible traverse,human-like,virtual characters,strangeness,familiarity
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The Uncanny wall. / Tinwell, Angela; Grimshaw, Mark Nicholas; Williams, Andrew.
In: International Journal of Arts and Technology, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2011, p. 326-341.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - The Uncanny wall
AU - Tinwell, Angela
AU - Grimshaw, Mark Nicholas
AU - Williams, Andrew
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Uncanny Valley,video games,realism,Uncanny Wall,overcoming,impossible traverse,human-like,virtual characters,strangeness,familiarity
U2 - 10.1504/IJART.2011.041485
DO - 10.1504/IJART.2011.041485
M3 - Journal article
VL - 4
SP - 326
EP - 341
JO - International Journal of Arts and Technology
JF - International Journal of Arts and Technology
SN - 1754-8853
IS - 3
ER -