Updated March 8, 2013, 10:46 AM Computer-generated imagery works great for background special effects ... region known to C.G.I. experts as the "uncanny valley." The characters seem at once ...

Because when something inanimate resembles the human physique too closely, it crosses into what is known as the “uncanny valley.” And the less distinguishable ... appears in a poorly lit door frame in ...

The uncanny valley is what makes the CG animation of ... the madness of mono-yellow, the endless background noise of fluorescent lights at maximum hum-buzz and approximately six hundred million ...

The theoretical background of the uncanny valley is rooted in both psychological and evolutionary perspectives. Psychologically, this discomfort is often attributed to the humanoid falling into a ...

But those instinctual flavor-tracking systems continue to operate in the background of our daily ... into the unsettling pit of another uncanny valley. Creating food is an intricate balancing ...

The uncanny valley effect depends on age, country and background of the subjects. For instance, it is noticeably weaker for gamers, as shown by Katja Zibrek et al. Possibly, those who spent a lot ...