Instead, that realism backfired and caused some viewers to feel uncomfortable. The children's film featured an all-animated cast of characters that looked somewhat lifelike - but not lifelike enough that they'd be confused for real people. Neon's technology appears to be flirting with the "uncanny valley," the sensation of disgust some people experience when they encounter something that looks very similar to, but isn't exactly, a person.Īn example of something couldn't bridge the uncanny valley was the 2004 movie The Polar Express. While Neon's realistic digital humans could become companions for some people, they also bring up questions about whether they could be too realistic.
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