Tuesday, April 12, 2011

L.A. Noire: Solving Crimes in the Uncanny Valley


Rockstar's upcoming game L.A. Noire looks impressive in terms of its narrative and its technical achievements. Rockstar has spent a lot of time hyping up its advanced facial animation system, and there is no questioning that it is beyond impressive. Trouble is that the character's eyes look dead. They do not react, (aim, focus), quite like a real person's eyes do and it leave me with the impression of a super lifelike doll. Honestly, from all the game footage I've seen it's kinda freaking me out like Mr. Universe's love robot from Serenity. I'm still looking forward to L.A. Noire, and it may be improved before release, but it's a good example of how the closer games get to realism, the more difficult details will be to perfect.

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