Uncanny valley

What’s your favorite way to celebrate Halloween? Spending an evening exchanging scary stories with your closest friends, binging horror films that will make you sleep with the lights on for a week, or passing out candy to all of the adorable kids who dressed up as their favorite characters to go trick or treating? There’s no wrong way to embrace the spooky season, but if you’re looking for a frightening experience, what might be even more terrifying than ghost stories and strolls through…

Originally coined by Masahiro Mori in 1970, the term “uncanny valley” describes our strange revulsion toward things that appear nearly human, but not quite right. This revulsion usually involves…

Research explains the fascinating and discomforting uncanny valley phenomenon, unraveling the intricacies behind our unease.

Disney's AI research division has developed a hybrid method for movie-quality facial simulation, combining the strengths of facial neural rendering with the consistency of a CGI-based approach. The pending paper is titled Rendering with Style: Combining Traditional and Neural Approaches for High Quality Face Rendering, and is previewed in a new 10-minute video at the...

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Delve into the unsettling world of body horror art with artist Molly Brown. Discover her inspirations, techniques, & the psychological impact of her work.