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I'm surprised they are so creepy looking. You'd think Facebook could afford a decent illustrator to mock up the avatars? But knowing Facebook they're probably a

• Applejinx 10y ago
  Not much creativity plus low-poly gives you that creepy look. They can't be particularly creative without alienating subsets of the audience. What you're seeing is basically committee-approved art: many layers of approval given the ability to veto stuff that's 'weird', leading to a bland pablum that offends everybody equally.
  • pyre 10y ago
    In other words, the "Greendale Human Being"[1][2] effect. [1] http://community-sitcom.wikia.com/wiki/Greendale_Human_Being http://community-sitcom.wikia.com/wiki/Greendale_Human_Being [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr-F40mnul8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr-F40mnul8
• spyspy 10y ago
  "Uncanny valley" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley
  • gman83 10y ago
    https://www.samharris.org/podcast/item/living-with-robots https://www.samharris.org/podcast/item/living-with-robots Interesting discussion re: the uncanny valley.
  • RugnirViking 10y ago
    Uncanny valley is not the explanation for all creepy looking models. It is specifically a problem with very realistic looking models and textures not being quite right, for a variety of reasons. These models are not attempting to be realistic, nor are they particularly close.