Video Games and the Uncanny Valley
Posted on Jan 07, 2009 under games |
http://www.edge-online.com/blogs/video-the-uncanny-valley
The fourth entry in my series of video “lectures,” made in ociation with EDGE and game designer James Portnow. Format inspired by Zero Punctuation reviews. I can be reached at floydo_animation at yahoo dot com.
Duration : 0:6:59
By rmeddy1 on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
As an amateur …
As an amateur writer, myself I’ve noticed the Uncanny valley when building a World or Universe to tell a story.Stories like Harry Potter and LOTR sit on one end and Many famous Non-Fiction sit on the other. I wonder if this Uncanny Valley theory Applies in a similar fashion?
By rmeddy1 on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
As an amateur …
As an amateur writer, myself I’ve noticed the Uncanny valley when building a World to tell a story,Stories like Harry Potter and LOTR sit on one end and Many famous Non-Fiction sit on the other. I wonder if this Uncanny Valley theory Applies?
By Sylocat on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
From a writing …
From a writing standpoint, I think the Uncanny Valley might apply to the personalities of characters, as well as their appearance.
By pumpkin0core on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
And that is why I …
And that is why I am a Mario man!
By poonujk on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
that was a good1 …
that was a good1 ive never heard of the uncanny valley…..ever very informational
By TheCLB on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
Very good video. I …
Very good video. I don’t understand why video games are so against stylization. I’m a huge fan of Hayao Miyazaki’s movies (non-weirdly sexualized anime) and the stylization in no way interferes with immersion (which SHOULD be the goal). Besides, if we would worry less about realism in the graphics, we could actually have games that suck less.
By darkmonkey555 on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
Haha, yeah.
Haha, yeah.
By Dorianclock on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
the part with the …
the part with the soldier humping the wall lol~~~~~
By Spitze on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
I find using Keanu …
I find using Keanu Reeves as an example funny.
By FearlessSon on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
Oh, and just …
Oh, and just because we know this stuff already does not mean that we are not interested in seeing lectures on it. I find it valuable in other ways. For example, my father is not into video games, but he is a set designer for film and theater, and he does have some interest in how video games tackle some of the same issues he has had to deal with in a different medium.
By usercualquiera on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
great video, and a …
great video, and a lot of valuable easy to understand information (SOTP part was impressive). Credits music is some version from Toejam&Earl?
By munchlaxluvr11 on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
I ROFFLOL’D and the …
I ROFFLOL’D and the SOTP part.
i’m still laughing!!!
By fiveMIRrOrs on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
Hmm… Alyx from …
Hmm… Alyx from HL2, propably the best npc I’ve run to. And I guess she (or it) should be considered realistic in a way.
I believe that the uncanny valley in games exists only because devs don’t do a good enough job with the animation. It’s easy to spend time on building a beautiful model and then waste it by not giving it a detailed enough animation.
By 3kliksphilip on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
Crysis on the other …
Crysis on the other hand…
By HDefaultPlayer on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
very good video, …
very good video, informativ and funny, good mix
5/5!
By WretchedDrake on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
alrdy knew this, …
alrdy knew this, it’s just common sense
By shufen2 on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
Yay. I am educated …
Yay. I am educated and amused
By NationalPro on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
that was sweet, …
that was sweet, learn something new everyday
By SeansShowStudios on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
Outstanding. Yet …
Outstanding. Yet again, you have created a video that is funny, entertaining and educational. Keep up the great work!
By jjmckool on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
Look forward to new …
Look forward to new episodes.
By bennyboy274 on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
Very well done. …
Very well done. Informative, clever and occassionally funny. Just one question, does Yahtzee know you do these? Because if not he should, I’m sure he’d be glad to know someone can replicate his format well but not totally rip it off.
By kirithem on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
If I could find it, …
If I could find it, I’d patch the leak.
By TripleM87 on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
Yet another …
Yet another informative and entertaining video from kirithem. On the video’s topic, I prefer stylization with human qualities. As opposed to photo-realism.
By SimuLord on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
Great as always but …
Great as always but I have to wonder if you’ve got a leaky helium tank in your voice studio.
By egerie7 on Jan 7, 2009 | Reply
I hope this will be …
I hope this will be the last of a long push to educate non animators about this phenomenon. Thanks for that brilliant video, narrative and visuals!