Episode 90: Stuck in the Uncanny Valley

The holy grail of computer animation is to create digital humans that can pass for the real thing -- in other words, to cross the "uncanny valley."  The problem with the uncanny valley is that the closer we get to the real thing, the more these almost-real humans repulse us. Blame evolution for that. I talk with animators at the game studios Naughty Dog and 3Lateral, and the ILM animator who brought Peter Cushing to life on Rogue One about what it takes to get to the other side. 

Transcript of Stuck in the Uncanny Valley

MUSIC LIST

• Cyberpunk Underscore by Sono Sanctus

• Neogrotesque by Torture Super Sonic

• ​Imaginary Sunset by Alexis Cuadrado

• ​Block by Sono Sanctus