[NSFW] The Uncanny Valley Explained (In Terms of Porn And Star Wars)

Lazybones · April 28, 2008, 09:08:14 PM

http://kotaku.com/384789/the-uncanny-valley-explained-in-terms-of-porn-and-star-wars

Kinda funny, NSFW due to language and possibly the ads on the site.

Darren Dirt · April 28, 2008, 09:28:33 PM

"Tom Hanks in Polar Express" truer example has never been given.

Mr. Analog · April 28, 2008, 10:13:55 PM

LOL

"Me genius will not be denied."

Classic!

Darren Dirt · October 13, 2010, 11:39:27 AM

less NSFW and more Yahtzee-like animated discussion (with similar style humour) here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKTAJBQSm10

(more info-taining "lectures" here: http://www.youtube.com/user/kirithem )

Mr. Analog · October 13, 2010, 06:38:11 PM

Quote from: Darren Dirt on October 13, 2010, 11:39:27 AM
less NSFW and more Yahtzee-like animated discussion (with similar style humour) here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKTAJBQSm10

That was excellent, the same rules apply to animation, which is why movie posters for the new Yogi film give me trauma while the old cartoon is endearing.

Darren Dirt · October 18, 2010, 10:13:03 AM

He's a regular on The Escapist now...
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/profiles/articles/Extracredits

Mr. Analog · October 19, 2010, 06:21:40 AM

Quote from: Darren Dirt on October 18, 2010, 10:13:03 AM
He's a regular on The Escapist now...
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/profiles/articles/Extracredits

Yep, I've seen (and linked) a few of his vids before.

Darren Dirt · October 19, 2012, 01:40:39 PM

some inventors do the silliest things...
http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2003-08/man-who-mistook-his-girlfriend-robot?single-page-view=true

"When David Hanson set out to build a robotic head, he saw no reason not to make it look just like a human. Then he stumbled into the Uncanny Valley."

Mr. Analog · October 19, 2012, 01:50:15 PM

That article was full of words and said nothing.

The main points were:
-Dude built himself a fairly realistic head
-Uncanny valley blah blah
-Don't cross it blah blah
-Gonna try anyway

Well that's quite a head ya got there mister.

Thorin · October 19, 2012, 01:57:32 PM

It's also nine years old, which tripped me up when they said he was 33 and was at college in the late 80s...

Mr. Analog · October 19, 2012, 02:00:56 PM

Quote from: Thorin on October 19, 2012, 01:57:32 PM
It's also nine years old, which tripped me up when they said he was 33 and was at college in the late 80s...

I knew something was bugging me hah, I started skimming after the third paragraph

Darren Dirt · October 19, 2012, 02:14:59 PM

Quote from: Thorin on October 19, 2012, 01:57:32 PM
It's also nine years old, which tripped me up when they said he was 33 and was at college in the late 80s...

lol it somehow linked on a "current" page I was looking at, didn't notice the year.

Shoulda been a clue to me, though, when I clicked the "See the Photo Gallery" link and it somehow went to something about rockets and the X-Prize. :extremeheadscratch:

PS: since it *is* almost a decade later, I was curious:

http://www.google.com/search?q=David+Hanson+robot+face

WOW, "Hanson Robotics", keeps trucking along into Skynet/A.I. territory?

(what a geek. the face of Einstein? and PKD??? http://www.androidworld.com/prod04.htm )

and btw, since the link to the PHOTO gallery = dead, guess what is on Youtube? meet Alice.

Thorin · October 19, 2012, 02:15:43 PM

Well, at least you know we're clicking your links

Tom · October 19, 2012, 03:55:36 PM

Quote from: Thorin on October 19, 2012, 02:15:43 PM
Well, at least you know we're clicking your links

We are?

Mr. Analog · October 19, 2012, 04:05:05 PM

As we all know Tom doesn't click any links