Uncanny Valley in Games and Animation

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"This book is based on a series of empirical studies the author conducted to establish how aspects of facial expression and speech may be manipulated to control the uncanny valley in character design. It presents a novel theory that goes beyond previous research in that the cause of the uncanny valley is based on a perceived lack of empathy in a character. This book makes an original, scholarly contribution to our current understanding of the Uncanny Valley phenomenon and fills a gap in the literature by assessing the biological and social roots of the uncanny and its implications for computer-graphics animation. "--

subjects: Computer animation,  Computer graphics,  Computer games,  Design,  Social aspects,  Human engineering,  Human mechanics,  Computer simulation,  Human body,  COMPUTERS / Computer Graphics,  COMPUTERS / Programming / Games,  TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Robotics,  Animation par ordinateur,  Infographie,  Jeux d'ordinateur,  Conception,  Ergonomie,  Ergonomics,  COMPUTERS,  Computer Graphics,  Programming,  Games,  TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING