Have you ever heard the term “uncanny valley phenomenon”?
The closer the robot is to the human appearance, the more familiar it becomes, but when it reaches a certain level, it suddenly feels “strong disgust”, which is a strange phenomenon.
However, when it is completely indistinguishable from humans, this mysterious phenomenon disappears and the sense of intimacy rises, which occurs not only in robots but also in characters made with 3DCG.
Experience the uncanny valley
These videos are videos that I judged to feel the “uncanny valley phenomenon”.
It’s pretty close to a human being, and if you just look at it for a moment, you may not feel uncomfortable, but as soon as you start moving, you feel uncomfortable with “Oh … it’s something different ..”.
Unlike a real human being, there is no movement of facial muscles that you would not notice unless you consciously gaze, and there is no unconscious movement of the line of sight or shaking of the body.
I would like you to see the video that became a hot topic on the Internet that you overcame that strange phenomenon.
This is a video created by a production team led by 3DCG designer Telyuka.
He ran for the audition “Miss iD” sponsored by Kodansha and received the “Bocchi changes the world. Award”.
I wonder how it was, and some people may feel little or no discomfort as mentioned above.
I would like to see how companies and individuals who develop doll robots will continue to devise ways to tackle the “uncanny valley phenomenon,” which is one of the problems of robots that imitate human appearance. think.