Hausdog Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 That Homer is disturbing. Eyes are the most expressive part of the face, so we really notice it if something's wrong with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overflow Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Lol, these are great. Are there any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 homer is kind of freaky. THAT i can admit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big giant circles Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 awesomeness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AarowSwift Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Soooo... Anyone here familiar with the concept of the Uncanny Valley? Here's a good write up. It's an idea directed at robotic design but fully applies to any character design. http://www.arclight.net/~pdb/nonfiction/uncanny-valley.html And really, this is why cartoon characters should never be represented realistically, unless of course the purpose is to invoke revulsion. This is also why the more realistic a character in a video game is rendered, the less convincing they tend to be as anything other than creepy CG manikins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausdog Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 I've heard of it, but I just now found out what it is (I used Wikipedia because your link's broken or something). It's a good point. It's my opinion that video games need to be as stylized as possible because "good graphics" just plain look bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overflow Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 I've heard of it, but I just now found out what it is (I used Wikipedia because your link's broken or something). It's a good point. It's my opinion that video games need to be as stylized as possible because "good graphics" just plain look bad. QFT. I knew this one guy who hated games like Mario galaxy because he said they didn't look "realistic". Mario galaxy has great graphics, regardless how "realistic" mario looks. I mean, do we really want him to like that creepy, unshaven, buggy-eyed monster? I, personally, do NOT want games to be photo-realistic. Characters should look fun and weird. But, I have to admit, games like gran tourismo 5 look AMAZING:shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 i enjoy aspects of photo-realism in games - not because it looks like they videoed some poor sop to get beaten up or something, but because i can look at it and say "that's quite good animation". was witcher or assassin's creed perfect? no. were they really, really good? yes. and i respect that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hausdog Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 I play video games to be entertained. This is often easier with something that looks "fun" than with something where I'm constantly reminded of how fake it is because of the contrast between the almost-real graphics and the completely unreal action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mage Posted March 24, 2008 Author Share Posted March 24, 2008 awesomeness Likewise: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyHunter Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I play video games to be entertained. This is often easier with something that looks "fun" than with something where I'm constantly reminded of how fake it is because of the contrast between the almost-real graphics and the completely unreal action. Yes... I find it odd how games spend so much effort on realistic graphics, but then make the most basic of game interactions incredibly unrealistic. "Wow, those explosions look so real, I feel like I'm really there!" (Looks down) "Oh yeah right, I'm a disembodied hand holding a gun with a circular shadow underneath me. And doors open magically when I stand in front of them, and all doors can open both ways, and then the doors magically close when I leave them alone for ten seconds, and I'm carrying 15 different guns in my invisible briefcase......" =( Maybe the bad 1990's graphics of System Shock 2 actually made it scarier??? I mean the SS2 mod with more "realistic" models just looks silly and incredibly non-scary... again the "being reminded that it's not real" by trying to make it look real. Even Bioshock; I'm not finding that game nearly as scary as SS2 (but maybe I just haven't gotten far enough yet...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Because of that homer i will not sleep tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendlyHunter Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 This should make it better: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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