Bridging the uncanny: An impossible traverse?

MindTrek 2009 - 13th International Academic MindTrek Conference: Everyday Life in the Ubiquitous Era

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 66-73

  Tinwell, A ^a   Grimshaw, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Characters; Photo realistic; Uncanny Valley; Video games

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX PICTURES; DEEP VALLEY; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; PHOTO-REALISTIC; UNCANNY VALLEY; VIDEO GAME; VIRTUAL CHARACTER;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

LANDFORMS;

EID: 76749095495     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1621841.1621855     Document Type: Conference Paper

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