Alien-like Squid

[Chibi]

Hence the "Catch it Silver?" footnote next to the smiley. Ha! I laugh in your general direction.

[ChimeraThing]

That video is spot on, heres a funnier one, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKTAJBQSm10

My definintion of the uncanny valley:

If an object is not human but given human characteristics (Asimo, Wall-e) it appeals to us, mainly because the concept of Wall-e being humanoid, but not human gives us a visual of him being "cute", the cute factor in human visualization is based mainly if it is likely to harm us. Start to add human characteristics, and you fall into the uncanny valley, because, as it begins to look human, our brain starts to think that we as humans are more perfect than these things, and we feel threatened, (Terminator, I-Robot). If the object is indistinguishable from a human, (Final Fantasy: Advent Children, Altair) then we accept it as one of us, and it appeals to us. 

[silverflagon]

Hence the "Catch it Silver?" footnote next to the smiley. Ha! I laugh in your general direction.

Chibi you wouldn't survive 5 minutes in The Vipers forum, not unless you have a cast iron second skin

Sometimes I just don't feel like biting sorry 

Chimerra I am with you all the way   I have been an inveterate people watcher since I watched the BBC series about the subject about 40 years ago and I have a smattering of psycology knowlege so I know how hidden signals affect peoples reactions toother humans and creatures :0

We could start a board on this subject alone and bore everyone else to tears lol

[Chibi]

Chibi you wouldn't survive 5 minutes in The Vipers forum, not unless you have a cast iron second skin

Haha so true. XD
Just jumped at the chance to use a Monty Python line.

We could start a board on this subject alone and bore everyone else to tears lol

I believe there would be a demand for such a board: it's an intriguing subject, and growing increasingly important.

[ChimeraThing]

(Here's a great video on the uncanny valley [a cartoon lecture])

Did i not just post that video in my latest post?

[silverflagon]

That was a neat cartoon and I see the problems that the games industry has. The other side of the valley? I think that a scfi writter has already been there when he invented the robots first rule in one of his books, if a robot/game/film character looks human and acts human then there might possibly be real Trouble!
ie 'Blade Runner' .......

[silverflagon]

(Here's a great video on the uncanny valley [a cartoon lecture])

Did i not just post that video in my latest post?

You will have to excuse him, I am sure that Chibi was sent to show me that I am not really that dumb after all lol

[Chibi]

Haha - sorry remembered the video and thought I had found it on my own. I'll delete that section of the post.  Save me from myself again!

[ChimeraThing]

I saw the post in my Comic-Art class.