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For example, most lovable Robot Buddies look humanoid, but keep quirky and artistically mechanical affectations. However, at some point, the likeness would seem too strong, and it would just come across as a very strange human being. At this point, the acceptance drops suddenly, changing to a powerful negative reaction.
source: tvtropes.org...
Originally posted by luciddream
reply to post by Byrd
Interesting... so for example we should make all clowns, looks a lot less human(to a point where it is not a human) or we need to make them look more humans, in order to bypass the "Uncanny valley" so we can be empathic with them?
But does everyone feel this? the comfortableness?edit on 1/29/2013 by luciddream because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Lichter daraus
reply to post by Byrd
I am extreamly afraid of circus clowns, I mean I have a deep sincere fear of them. I have never heard of this affect before,it's nice to finally have an idea of why im afraid of circus clowns.
Thanks for the info.
Dolls and clowns don't bother me.
Originally posted by Byrd
The "uncanny valley" point for all of us is an individual thing. Some people are bothered by dolls, some are frightened out by clowns or mimes or things that "sorta" look human.
I wondered the same thing...so it sounds like a good guess to me.
Originally posted by circlemaker
Maybe in the case of dolphins there was an instinctive decision to shun the deformed so that it would not reproduce the deformity.
Originally posted by circlemaker
Props to whoever made the connection between the uncanny valley and the recent dolphin/sperm whale story. Was that you Byrd? I didn't see the connection mentioned in the article. Anyway it's definitely something to think about.
To me the uncanny valley is a curious blend of similarity and distinctiveness. It seems like paranoia factors in somehow with those who fear/shun the uncannies. Maybe in the case of dolphins there was an instinctive decision to shun the deformed so that it would not reproduce the deformity.