Dobuzhinsky, Mstislav (1875-1957) - 1918 Silence. 1918 From the Dreams Cycle (Russian Museum) Tiny homes as punk rock: freedom from codes & loans. Uncanny valley. Hypothesis that human replicas elicit revulsion The uncanny valley (Japanese: 不気味の谷, Hepburn: bukimi no tani) effect is a hypothesized psychological and aesthetic relation between an object's degree of resemblance to a human being and the emotional response to the object. Examples of the phenomenon exist among robotics, 3D computer animations and lifelike dolls. The increasing prevalence of digital technologies (e.g., virtual reality, augmented reality, and photorealistic computer animation) has propagated discussions and citations of the "valley"; such conversation has enhanced the construct's verisimilitude. The uncanny valley hypothesis predicts that an entity appearing almost human will risk eliciting eerie feelings in viewers. Etymology[edit] Hypothesis[edit] This interval of repulsive response aroused by a robot with appearance and motion between a "somewhat human" and "fully human" entity is the uncanny valley effect.
Theoretical basis[edit] Research[edit] Design principles[edit] r22_18318009.jpg (990×731) Anthropomorphism. Anthropomorphism, or personification, is attribution of human form or other characteristics to anything other than a human being. Examples include depicting deities with human form and ascribing human emotions or motives to forces of nature, such as hurricanes or earthquakes. Anthropomorphism has ancient roots as a literary device in storytelling, and also in art. Most cultures have traditional fables with anthropomorphised animals, which can stand or talk like humans, as characters. The word anthropomorphism was first used in the mid-1700s.[1][2] The word derives from the Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos), "human", and μορφή (morphē), "shape" or "form".
Pre-history From the beginnings of human behavioural modernity in the Upper Paleolithic, about 40,000 years ago, examples of zoomorphic (animal-shaped) works of art occur that may represent the earliest evidence we have of anthropomorphism. In religion and mythology Anthropomorphism in this case is referred to as anthropotheism.[6] Criticism Fables. : : V i s u a l i z i n g R e s e a r c h : : Instant artist statement: Arty Bollocks Generator - StumbleUpon.
Automatons Robots and other humunculi. Movies that could be inspirations. Denis Dutton: A Darwinian theory of beauty.