Essays about: "Uncanny"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 essays containing the word Uncanny.

  1. 1. ANIMALS IN ANIMATION: DEEPENED ANALYSIS ON ANTHROPOMORPHIZATION AND THE UNCANNY VALLEY : A continuation and improvement upon previous study of realistic 3D animal anthropomorphization triggering the uncanny valley effect

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Gustav Frick; [2023]
    Keywords : Uncanny Valley; Animation; Anthropomorphisation; Virtual Animals; Facial Expressions; Animal Facial Expressions.;

    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between the uncanny valley effect and perceived facial expressions in anthropomorphized virtual animals. This thesis builds upon previous research by the author in the hopes of addressing previously identified limitations and reinforcing the data of the earlier study. READ MORE

  3. 2. Uncanny details : Exploration how the uncanny valley appears within the movements of virtual characters

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Mikael Ytterstedt; [2023]
    Keywords : Virtual body language; Uncanny Valley; game user experience; animation; game development; motion capture; immersion;

    Abstract : This study has examined what in virtual characters movement invokes negative sensations associated with the Uncanny Valley. This was done through a study involving semi-structured interviews, open-ended surveys and eye tracking during which the 10 participants observed gameplay and dialogue clips from three different games. READ MORE

  4. 3. Uncanny Sound Design : How can voices in horror media be designed to sound uncanny, and are these effects perceived as being associated with fear?

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Rasmus Wikström; [2023]
    Keywords : Uncanny Valley; Sound Design; Sound Engineering; Fear; Scary Games;

    Abstract : Emotions of fear have long been the driving factor towards the appeal of the horror genre. Since beingpopularised in mothern years due to the ever growing development of technology, the Uncanny Valley hasfound its way into the horror genre. READ MORE

  5. 4. Tantalizing Terrors and Transcendent Thrills : Unveiling the Sublime Aspects in Three Works by Edgar Allan Poe

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Elin Åhlén; [2023]
    Keywords : Edgar Allan Poe; horror; irony; the sublime; aesthetic theory; the uncanny;

    Abstract : This essay explores the sublime aspects in Edgar Allan Poe’s fictional horror, namely "The Tell-Tale Heart" (1843), "The Fall of the House of Usher" (1839) and "The Raven" (1839). The aim is to show that the sublime – an aesthetic experience articulated by Edmund Burke and Immanuel Kant amongst many – can make the reader oscillate between horror and safety. READ MORE

  6. 5. Staying, Sane, on a Planet Dying Fast : Art and Eco-Psychology in Kurt Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Sam Hammarberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Ecocriticism; mental health; solastalgia; eco-PTSD; ecological uncanny; Vonnegut;

    Abstract : This essay analyzes Kurt Vonnegut’s Breakfast of Champions (1973) in relation to eco-psychology. First, Dwayne Hoover is diagnosed with solastalgia; second, the narrator is shown to suffer from ecological PTSD; and, lastly, the novel is considered in light of the ecological uncanny and the ecological homecoming narrative. READ MORE