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I’ve always hated CGI in film, but the fact that it has been shown to make children cry is unexpected material for my argument. Computer graphics will never be the same as watching an actor!
ON THE MEDIA: The Uncanny Valley
For the animators of films and video games, creating a truly human looking and acting character has long been the holy grail. But making characters close-to-real and yet not-real-enough leaves them in what’s called the ‘uncanny valley’ where audiences find those characters unsettling, unnatural and zombie-like. OTM producer Jamie York looks at how the entertainment industry has dealt with this issue and what the ‘uncanny valley’ tells us about ourselves and our future.
