| Frank: |
A porn video game? It can’t be done. History’s greatest perverts have tried: Walt Disney, Larry Flint, the Japanese. But they can't do it because of the uncanny valley. Let me show you. Here, check out this chart. As artificial representations of humans become more and more realistic, they reach a point where they stop being endearing and become creepy.
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| Tracy: |
Tell it to me in Star Wars.
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| Frank: |
All right. We like R2D2 and C3PO.
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| Tracy: |
They’re nice!
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| Frank: |
And up here, we have a real person like Han Solo.
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| Tracy: |
He acts like he doesn’t care, but he does!
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| Frank: |
But down here we have a CGI Storm Trooper or Tom Hanks in The Polar Express.
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| Tracy: |
I’m scared! Get me out of there! |
Link to this post • 7:49 pm • 27 August 2009