Stuck in the Uncanny Valley
Imaginary Worlds22 Maalis 2018

Stuck in the Uncanny Valley

The holy grail for many animators is to create digital humans that can pass for the real thing -- in other words to cross the "uncanny valley." The problem is that the closer they get to realism, the more those almost-real humans repulse us. Blame evolution for that. I talk with Hal Hickel from ILM who brought Peter Cushing to life on Rogue One, Marianne Hayden who worked on games like The Last of Us and Uncharted for Naughty Dog studios, Vladimir Mastilovic from 3Lateral studios who worked on Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, and SVA instructor Terrence Masson about what it takes to cross that valley.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Great Scott! It's The Future!

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First Contact

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The Truth Is Out There

The Truth Is Out There

FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are reopening The X-Files in January. And the Internet couldn't be more excited. Every casting update, every on-set photos has sparked a dozen tweets or blog post...

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Rolling the Twenty Sided Dice

Rolling the Twenty Sided Dice

I spent the last two months learning how to play Dungeons & Dragons. That's right, I never played as a kid. But I've been reading so many interviews with interesting creative people who credit D&D wit...

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Heroines

Heroines

"The Strong Female Character" sounds positive, but it's actually a term used by culture critics to describe the token girl let into the boy's clubhouse of action-adventure movies. She's supposed to ki...

29 Heinä 201519min

Fixing the Hobo Suit

Fixing the Hobo Suit

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15 Heinä 201517min

Doppelgangers 2.0

Doppelgangers 2.0

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1 Heinä 201519min

Time Travelers of Renwick St.

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