The Uncanny Valley is a notion that states that if you make a robot that it up to 95 percent realistic, it's fantastic. More realistic that that and it's a disaster. That's because a 96 percent ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. Here's an excellent and humorous visual description of the uncanny ...

The term “uncanny valley” refers to that feeling of discomfort that arises when viewing things like robotic faces and animations that are not quite right. The closer something is to being lifelike ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook A few years ago, Charlie Kaufman (“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”) and Duke Johnson ...

MetaHuman Animator, the next-gen version of Epic Games’ MetaHuman avatar tool, is here — and we gotta say, it looks pretty remarkable. Epic’s MetaHuman tool, which was first unveiled back in 2021, was ...

LOS ANGELES — Computer animation has a problem: When it gets too realistic, it starts creeping people out. Most recently, moviegoers complained about the near-realistic depiction of humans in Disney's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about TV shows, movies, video games, entertainment & culture. DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg had some exciting news for ...

Partway through the latest Medal of Honor game, you nearly die in an ambush. Your AI buddy saves you, then helps you to your feet. It should be a poignant moment; instead it’s chilling, because his ...

You’ve probably heard about MyHeritage.com‘s DeepNostalgia service that animates photos of faces. That yellowing portrait of great grandma’s face now blinks, angles her head up and down, glances ...

Then and now, Flowers of Evil (aka Aku no Hana) is one of the most controversial anime ever made, but not for the reasons most would expect. Back in 2013, the animated adaptation of Shuzo Oshimi's ...

And I'm Michele Norris. Whether or not "Avatar" wins at the Oscars this Sunday, the film's high-tech wizardry has already won praise and drawn record audiences. But no film has yet achieved the ...