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This is a perfect example of the uncanny valley for anyone not familiar with the concept. It's just beyond the threshold enough to make the viewer feel as if so
by morganvachon 9y ago
This is a perfect example of the uncanny valley for anyone not familiar with the concept. It's just beyond the threshold enough to make the viewer feel as if something's off.
- Insanity 9y agoYeah. I do think it looks really good though. Especially on the actual ID the difference is hard to tell. The hair is the thing that gives it away most to me. Do love the detail with the beard stubs!
- mtkd 9y ago> as if something's off I suspect 2018 is the year that stops being an thing
- pavel_lishin 9y agoI think it already has, if you're willing to put in the work and funding.
- jacquesm 9y agoI can't tell. And I used to be pretty good at spotting fake stills but this is beyond my ability to discern, what specifically makes you feel 'something's off'?
- pikzen 9y agoShadows near the neck area, very similar to what most ambient occlusion algorithms would give. Hair has a shine that would almost never happen unless you dumped an entire bottle of shampoo on your head for a week straight. It also just sinks right in, no pores, nothing. Texture quality is still a bit low,especially on the forehead. Normal maps are off (or not there at all), so there's no bumps and crevices there. Skin is blurred (but that may be a compression artifact) And of course, the blur feels extremely unnatural. Especially knowing the shitty photomatons 99% of people use to get their pictures taken for official purposes, they'll never have such a focus on the face and blur everything out.
- morganvachon 9y agoThe eyes look dead, the hair is obviously fake, and blur seems to be used to soften the wrong parts. It is very close though. I showed it to my wife with no context, and she immediately asked if it was a still from a new video game.