While researching my topic for Project #1, the one aspect that seemed to have the most discussion or controversy around it was the concept of the Uncanny Valley, or the idea that as something reaches a level of almost-but-not-quite human, our emotional response will turn to disgust. I formed 4 questions on this topic:
1. Will we ever 'cross' the uncanny valley (create a digital person or robot indistinguishable from a human)?
2. Is the uncanny valley a real, scientifically validated phenomenon?
3. What features, specifically, are difficult to reproduce on a robot or digital model?
4. What are the implications, for either robotics or animation, if we can create passable human analogues?
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