Pendulum’s AlterEgo facial performance division is trying to break through the uncanny valley effect with it’s CGI human and humanoid animation. The uncanny valley is a phenomena where the closer to life-like a robotic or CGI representation of a human is, the more it bothers those viewing it.
The company, which is handling animation for Silent Hill: Homecoming (you can read my E3 impressions of Silent Hill 5 on Gaming Today), has added some new videos of their work to its site. The motion capture is stunning, but some of the models are very plastic in appearance. Check out the new Retargeting videos to judge for yourself. In my opinion, they are still a little creepy, but they are closer to real-life than anything I’ve seen before.
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