Realistic Human Graphics Look Creepy 650
WellHungMonkey writes "A really interesting read on Slate about how realistic human faces in games and on robots and so on, are not necessarily the way to go -- the brain isn't fooled, it attaches itself easier to Snoopy-like simplicity... Or Lara Croft attributes, but I'm not sure that's the brain talking."
I don't care how realistic the figures look... (Score:5, Funny)
sorta like... (Score:5, Funny)
Michel Ja...uh...Jefferson.
examples? (Score:5, Funny)
here are the pictures (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Curve (Score:3, Funny)
Tux Racer (Score:2, Funny)
Re:sorta like... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Curve (Score:5, Funny)
> had to suck too?
Yeah, they unfortunately planned that at a board meeting. A minority of the execs thought about making both good, then they tried to compromise on bad movie good game, then the CEO said "fuck it, they will both suck." And all the yes-men in the room agreed.
Re:I don't care how realistic the figures look... (Score:5, Funny)
R2-D2 is humanlike?? (Score:5, Funny)
If you know ANYONE who even VAGUELY resembles R2-D2, I want to see pictures!! (yes, I know they were using them as examples of androids, but jesus... I think using C3PO alone would have sufficed
The problem is... (Score:5, Funny)
Why would machine replicas be any different?
He's wrong. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Americas Army (Score:3, Funny)
Re:R2-D2 is humanlike?? (Score:4, Funny)
Oh, I don't [imdb.com] know [imdb.com]...
Re:In movies too (Score:3, Funny)
Was this supposed to be a joke, or just yet another product of the stellar American education system?
Re:Reminds me of another article (Score:5, Funny)
This has got to be the first time in history that a new technology CANT be used for porn!
Mod this up, this is brilliant!
Re:Umm. They aren't *that* realistic. (Score:2, Funny)
Of Course They Do! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What about art? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Uncanny Valley (Score:5, Funny)
Her personalities.
Re:Umm. They aren't *that* realistic. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:examples? (Score:5, Funny)
Do not torment us, foul one! First, cruel and evil fiend, you taunt us with your Having a Girlfriend. Then, to rub the salt right into the already painful wound, you tell us she looks like Aki...
Git git git git git.
Re:In movies too (Score:3, Funny)
Re:examples? (Score:3, Funny)
Wanna know how classy my friends are? They referred to her breasts as 'bussards'.
Animations doing animations? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Uncanny Valley (Score:4, Funny)
This has been my problem... (Score:3, Funny)
Lara astounds two brains in gamer guys... (Score:2, Funny)
Well: men have two brains to think with, but only enough blood to use one at a time.
Case in point (Score:4, Funny)
This explains it.
Botox (Score:3, Funny)
And this is different from real Hollywood actors how?
Re:examples? (Score:1, Funny)
and of course she felt so much better when she found out what it really was...
Pfft. Easy (Score:3, Funny)
There are no save points. If you die you must start over. You can be attacked at any time. If you shut the game off, the next time its started events are generated in an accelerated time frame, and you won't be able to respond.
# Equipment Failure. (M16's really don't like sand.)
ProbabilityOfFailure = 90 - 90.0 / (LevelOfSandInAtmosphere);
if (randion() % ProbabilityOfFailure == 0)
{
PlaySound ("m16_click.wav");
Player.M16.FireRate = 0;
Player.M16.State = JAMMED;
Player.State = WTF;
}
# Boredom. (For most of the battle, you are just sitting there.)
Player.State = BORED;
# Running around in chem suits under a desert sun.
You just need to get that special USB 2.0 enabled Heat Lamp
Re:Americas Army (Score:2, Funny)
Never underestimate the hazards of a determined psychotic armed with a potato.
Re:examples? (Score:5, Funny)
Bah, fuck it. We all know the real reason... guys don't like looking at other guy's wee-wees so the sculptor conveniently ommited it.
Re:I don't care how realistic the figures look... (Score:2, Funny)
Yum, that reminds me of a great collard shirt and jeans recipe I got off the web....
Ingredients
Wash shirts thoroughly (I use Tide He [tide.com] in my Maytag Neptune [maytag.com]), approximately 3 or 4 times to ensure they are clean and free of insects. Remove large tags.
Place jeans in an extra-large pot with enough water to completely cover them. Add salt and cook jeans at least 30 minutes (longer if not pre-washed) before adding collards shirt. Add collards, big sleeves first (let them start boiling), then add remainder of shirts. Cook 45 minutes to 1 hour, stirring once about midway to ensure thorough cooking. Test for tenderness of cuffs at 45 minutes by piercing with a sharp knife. Cook additional time if necessary.
Remove from heat and drain in a colander, reserving the juice (pot likker). Chop collards with a collard chopper or a knife, leaving no large sleeves or pieces. Add some of the pot likker if the shirts are too dry. Salt to taste. Serve hot or at room temperature with your choice of toppings.
Apologies to the site with the real collard greens recipe [whatscookingamerica.net]
Re:I don't care how realistic the figures look... (Score:5, Funny)
well, I donno about you, but I get those just fine.
* Lack of Sleep
Lack of sleep is a given for many players. I have had teamates drifting to sleep in battles every now and then.
* Equipment Failure
I really don't see why a game can't simulate this. Set a probablity of failure on the weapon as a function of terrain, and a state flag on the weapon. It's simulated.
* Boredom
Depending on the mission senario, you may be required to wait it out while your partners complete some task. However, since the point of the game is to keep people entertained, a well designed mission should have too much of this.
* Running around in chem suit under a desert sun
Over clocked AMD in a cramped AC-less room in a hot summer day.
Re:I don't care how realistic the figures look... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Style (Score:3, Funny)
O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend
The brightest heaven of invention,
A kingdom for a stage, princes to act
And monarchs to behold the swelling scene!
Why the FUCK did I think that read 'William Shatner'? I was expecting the 'I am Canadian' speech.
Quote from "Invader ZIM" (Score:2, Funny)
Military movies are the same (Score:5, Funny)
"No, you fool...you cannot launch a missile while the aircraft is on the ground!" (well...you can, but it's hard and you can't do it solely from the cockpit) (something with Michael Douglas)
"No, the runway is NEVER next to the main gate" (James Bond)
"If you shot off all your missiles, how come you now have 3 more? (All of them)
"um, no. A 'modified' F-117 is NOT big enough to hold a squad of people inside" (Air Force One)
"No, you can't outrun a missile for that long. Either it would have run out of fuel, proximity detonated, or hit you by now." (Behind Enemy Lines)
Hair and uniforms. (All of them)
"If you're going to call them Air Force planes, at least use Air Force planes. F-18's don't count." (The Rock, ID4)
and don't get me started on Iron Eagle:
"No, you fool...you cannot plug your flight helmet into your Walkman!"
Re:I don't care how realistic the figures look... (Score:3, Funny)
Try playing Nethack. I assure you that you'll have more than enough moment of absolute helplessness...
"You are paralyzed by the floating eye's stare!"
"The newt bites ! The newt bites ! The newt bites ! The newt..."
(much later)
"The newt bites ! You die..."
Re:Uncanny Valley (Score:1, Funny)
she's got huge... tracts of land.
Re:Perceived Invulnerability (Score:2, Funny)
A few years ago, I was in to Baldur's Gate in a big way. For a week, I played the game from start to finish. When I was called to dinner by my parents right as I was psyching myself up for the final battle, I forgot to leave the game baggage behind. A few minutes in to dinner, I remember twitching my 'space-bar' thumb (pause in Baldur's Gate) to get up and use the bathroom, and being shocked for a few seconds that reality continued. It was a freaky expierience. I've never allowed myself to get that much into a game since.