NPR’s “On the Media” talks about the ‘Uncanny Valley’–a term that shows the difference between scary and not-so-scary realism in CGI. Highlights include Carl from Pixar’s “Up” and “Avatar’s” Na’vi.
By Charles Lin
Today is the start of the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco! It starts today and ends on Saturday, March 13. I’ll be posting more and more entries about story, videogames, and cinematics!
In celebration of GDC, here’s a grea
t listen from On the Media about computer graphics and “the uncanny valley” from National Public Radio’s “On the Media” program. You can also read the transcript at the link.
Tags: Avatar, GDC, NPR, On the Media, Uncanny Valley, UP
