Nov 5, 2009

even monkeys hate robert zemeckis.

An article in National Geographic discusses the results of an “uncanny valley” test on monkeys. Researchers showed monkeys three versions of a monkey on a monitor–one video of a real monkey; one stylized CG model; and one realistic “uncanny valley” animated face. Guess what happened- The research suggests that “given the choice, monkeys prefer to look anywhere other than at a realistic fake monkey.”

The article goes on to say:

(Thanks, Arthur Metcalf)