In GETL 80, Hans and Edward explore the origins of the ‘Uncanny Valley’, what the term means, why it is important; and eventually travel down a rabbit hole of conspiracy, conjecture and enlightened discourse around what it means to be perceived as ‘human’.

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  • 00:00 – Intro – Welcome to Episode 80!
  • 02:30 – Understanding the Uncanny Valley
  • 06:30 – Egregiously Uncanny
  • 08:30 – Physical lighting and realism
  • 11:45 – The Matrix Awakens Demo
  • 13:30 – Gaming and the Valley
  • 15:30 – Cinematic Unease
  • 20:30 – Robot Realism
  • 23:30 – Extraterrestrial Anxiety
  • 26:30 – Rational Valley
  • 29:30 – Future possibilities
  • 32:35 – Outro – Thanks for listening!

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GETL (Get-All) is a podcast about Gaming, Entertainment, Technology & Geek Lifestyle. Hosted by long term geek industry pundits Hans Haupt and Edward Swardt from Vamers.com, this podcast hopes to engage, awe, inspire and educate. Listen today on all major podcast providers and YouTube.