![]() ![]() Every individual has their own relationship with their body, but one thing most people can’t deny is that our body belongs to us, rather than it being a product. This leads to yet another example: body horror. Another example is that, when characters kiss and hug one another, the thought of something that looks so distinctly inhuman, but interacting in a way that we identify with? It’s horrifying to watch as it distorts our view on how we perceive the human body in general, as well as our own. This identified the characters of Unity as human, but unlike us, the lack of a face is so obviously non-human that the response of fear at ‘otherness’ can’t help but be triggered by the look of it. What made this bug particularly terrifying was the big, protruding eyes and how the rest of the body was left untouched. Thanks to a bug that made almost everyone you met appear ‘faceless’, Unity became one of the most horrifying games of 2014 – all without meaning to in the first place. One of the more infamous examples of a game absolutely obliterating the fine line between human and the uncanny valley is Assassin Creed Unity. ![]() Whether it be falling through the floor, getting stuck in an extremely weird pose, or even something simple as you holding a gun wrong – each of these things messes with our perspective of the world we’re inhabiting as we play the game. Each has a grand, unique design that keeps us coming back to it and marveling in its world – whether it be the buildings, the great outdoors, or the characters.Īnd yet those worlds, and the characters inside them, can break. When asked to list beautiful video games some may include games like Skyrim, The Witcher 3, and the Assassin Creed series. As you’ll probably know by doing a simple Google search, androids are the hot topic when it comes to explaining our relationship with the uncanny valley.īut then there are us folks who play video games. The uncanny valley, to put it simply, is the experience where something looks close enough to be human, but still have trouble being seen as convincingly realistic. ![]()
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