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The Uncanny Valley Hypothesis And Beyond
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Author : Marcus Cheetham
language : en
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Release Date : 2018-05-02
The Uncanny Valley Hypothesis And Beyond written by Marcus Cheetham and has been published by Frontiers Media SA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-02 with Robotics categories.
A field of theory and research is evolving around the question highlighted in the Uncanny Valley Hypothesis: How does high realism in anthropomorphic design influence human experience and behaviour? The Uncanny Valley Hypothesis posits that a very humanlike character or object (e.g., robot, prosthetic limb, doll) can evoke a negative affective (i.e., uncanny) state. Recent advances in robotic and computer-graphic technologies in simulating aspects of human appearance, behaviour and interaction have been accompanied, therefore, by theorising and research on the meaning and relevance of the Uncanny Valley Hypothesis for anthropomorphic design. Current understanding of the "uncanny" idea is still fragmentary and further original research is needed. However, the emerging picture indicates that the relationship between humanlike realism and subjective experience and behaviour may not be as straightforward as the Uncanny Valley Hypothesis suggests. This Research Topic brings together researchers from traditionally separate domains (including robotics, computer graphics, cognitive science, psychology and neuroscience) to provide a snapshot of current work in this field. A diversity of issues and questions are addressed in contributions that include original research, review, theory, and opinion papers.
The Uncanny Valley In Games And Animation
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Author : Angela Tinwell
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2014-12-10
The Uncanny Valley In Games And Animation written by Angela Tinwell and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-10 with Computers categories.
Advances in technology have enabled animators and video game designers to design increasingly realistic, human-like characters in animation and games. Although it was intended that this increased realism would allow viewers to appreciate the emotional state of characters, research has shown that audiences often have a negative reaction as the human
Uncanny Valley
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Author : Greg Egan
language : en
Publisher: Tor Books
Release Date : 2017-08-09
Uncanny Valley written by Greg Egan and has been published by Tor Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-09 with Fiction categories.
Immortality, but at what price, in what form, and how could you be you? In the near future it’s possible to build a new you, a better you, one that could carry on forever. But if you could carry on, if you could make choices about who you would be forever, how much of your past would you bring with you? Would you be tempted to maybe...edit? Adam isn’t all that he used to be, but he wants to be. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Uncanny Valley 3
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Author : Nicole M. Taylor
language : en
Publisher: ABDO
Release Date : 2015-08-01
Uncanny Valley 3 written by Nicole M. Taylor and has been published by ABDO this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-01 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
SennTech is pleased to announce its latest--and finest--creation: a Hart-style Bot who can see individual DNA signatures. Her first assignment: find Edmond West and stick to him like glue. She's not the only one obsessed with the former-inventor; hostile forces are converging on the little island where Edmond and Hart are hiding and all seems lost. But General Liao isn't the only one with a secret weapon… The Uncanny Valley is Book #3 from Bots, an EPIC Press series. Some titles may contain explicit content and/or language.
Uncanny Valley
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Author : S. Mickey Lin
language : en
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd
Release Date : 2016-10-15
Uncanny Valley written by S. Mickey Lin and has been published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-15 with Fiction categories.
Questions of identity and humanity galvanise the 12 stories in this provocative and eclectic collection by S. Mickey Lin, an original new voice in speculative fiction. The title story ‘Uncanny Valley’ reveals a glimpse of a futuristic Singapore where the Minister of Speculative Technology investigates virtual reality while the Ministry of Moral Affairs explains the importance of numbers to its newest employee in ‘Moral Clarity in Small Numbers’. In ‘Right History’, a professor questions the idea of history and in ‘Adrift’, a naturalized citizen is reminded of the meaning of home. Using a wide range of characters, from the construction worker to the professor to the badminton star, the multi-layered stories explore identity and various aspects of the human psyche. Uncanny Valley will gnaw on the corners of your mind and challenge your ideas on society and what it means to be human
The Uncanny Valley
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Author : S W Campbell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-03
The Uncanny Valley written by S W Campbell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03 with Fiction categories.
Paul is an every man gone off the rails. Fearing the tightening noose of government surveillance he sets out with his family on a twisting psychological jaunt to break free of society's restrictions, no matter what the cost. Hero and villain. Culprit and victim. Paul is stuck in a world he wants no part of.
Uncanny Valley
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Author : Lawrence Weschler
language : en
Publisher: Catapult
Release Date : 2011-10-01
Uncanny Valley written by Lawrence Weschler and has been published by Catapult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-01 with Social Science categories.
Shuttling between cultural comedies and political tragedies, Lawrence Weschler's articles have throughout his long career intrigued readers with his unique insight into everything he examines, from the ordinary to the extraordinary. Uncanny Valley continues the page–turning conversation as Weschler collects the best of his narrative nonfiction from the past fifteen years. The title piece surveys the hapless efforts of digital animators to fashion a credible human face, the endlessly elusive gold standard of the profession. Other highlights include profiles of novelist Mark Salzman, as he wrestles with a hilariously harrowing bout of writer's block; the legendary film and sound editor Walter Murch, as he is forced to revisit his work on Apocalypse Now in the context of the more recent Iraqi war film Jarhead; and the artist Vincent Desiderio, as he labors over an epic canvas portraying no less than a dozen sleeping figures. With his signature style and endless ability to wonder, Weschler proves yet again that the "world is strange, beautiful, and connected" (The Globe and Mail). Uncanny Valley demonstrates his matchless ability to analyze the marvels he finds in places and people and offers us a new, sublime way of seeing the world.
The Uncanny Valley
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Author : Erin Cairns
language : en
Publisher: InkFoundry
Release Date : 2022-02-04
The Uncanny Valley written by Erin Cairns and has been published by InkFoundry this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-04 with Fiction categories.
Beacon city hovers on the edge of civil unrest as sentient androids and AI networks take homes, jobs, and families. Rebellion leaders on both sides of the near-robot-apocalypse are looking for any excuse to start a war that will decide, once and for all, who the future belongs to. Detective Tyler Shaw couldn’t really give a shit about plastics or their ‘rights’, but when his partner violently self-destructs in the middle of the precinct, suddenly, the whole city is watching— and demanding answers. As his investigation spirals into shadowy conspiracies involving dangerous vigilantes, hackers, drugs, and android trafficking, he discovers a rot so deep it may already be growing in Tyler himself.
The Uncanny Valley
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Author : Gregory Miller
language : en
Publisher: Stonegarden.Net Pub
Release Date : 2011-05-01
The Uncanny Valley written by Gregory Miller and has been published by Stonegarden.Net Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-01 with Fiction categories.
Thirty-Three Tales. Thirty-Three Tellers. One Lost Town.
Uncanny Valley
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Author : Anna Wiener
language : en
Publisher: MCD
Release Date : 2020-01-14
Uncanny Valley written by Anna Wiener and has been published by MCD this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2020. Named one of the Best Books of 2020 by The Washington Post, The Atlantic, NPR, the Los Angeles Times, ELLE, Esquire, Parade, Teen Vogue, The Boston Globe, Forbes, The Times (UK), Fortune, Chicago Tribune, Glamour, The A.V. Club, Vox, Jezebel, Town & Country, OneZero, Apartment Therapy, Good Housekeeping, PopMatters, Electric Literature, Self, The Week (UK) and BookPage. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and a January 2020 IndieNext Pick. "A definitive document of a world in transition: I won't be alone in returning to it for clarity and consolation for many years to come." --Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion The prescient, page-turning account of a journey in Silicon Valley: a defining memoir of our digital age In her mid-twenties, at the height of tech industry idealism, Anna Wiener—stuck, broke, and looking for meaning in her work, like any good millennial--left a job in book publishing for the promise of the new digital economy. She moved from New York to San Francisco, where she landed at a big-data startup in the heart of the Silicon Valley bubble: a world of surreal extravagance, dubious success, and fresh-faced entrepreneurs hell-bent on domination, glory, and, of course, progress. Anna arrived amidst a massive cultural shift, as the tech industry rapidly transformed into a locus of wealth and power rivaling Wall Street. But amid the company ski vacations and in-office speakeasies, boyish camaraderie and ride-or-die corporate fealty, a new Silicon Valley began to emerge: one in far over its head, one that enriched itself at the expense of the idyllic future it claimed to be building. Part coming-of-age-story, part portrait of an already-bygone era, Anna Wiener’s memoir is a rare first-person glimpse into high-flying, reckless startup culture at a time of unchecked ambition, unregulated surveillance, wild fortune, and accelerating political power. With wit, candor, and heart, Anna deftly charts the tech industry’s shift from self-appointed world savior to democracy-endangering liability, alongside a personal narrative of aspiration, ambivalence, and disillusionment. Unsparing and incisive, Uncanny Valley is a cautionary tale, and a revelatory interrogation of a world reckoning with consequences its unwitting designers are only beginning to understand.