The November 2024 program at the National Bunraku Theater in Osaka featured ... Kanjūrō skillfully animates his puppet to convey Kanpei’s agony, which is amplified by the tayū’s impassioned ...

Seeing human-like robots, dolls, and AI-generated faces can trigger eerie, put-off feelings towards the figure, a phenomenon known as the uncanny valley. Though these figures look almost human, there ...

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we break it all down. Mentioned in this episode: DOGE Is Building a Master Database to Surveil and Track Immigrants, by Makena Kelly and Vittoria Elliott ...

On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we unpack the trial between Meta and the FTC. You can always listen to this week's podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe ...

The uncanny valley describes a human reaction to humanoid avatars (digital or robotic): when they look hyper-realistic but not quite perfect, they may evoke strong discomfort, while more stylized ...

Watch the Launch Trailer for Once Upon A Puppet, a 2.5D puzzle platformer developed by Flatter Than Earth. Players will control the strings of a puppeteer through a theater-inspired world with ...

Interviews by Kate Guadagnino Illustrations by Ilya Milstein Yasumasa Morimura, artist Osaka, where I live, is the home base of Ningyo Joruri Bunraku, a type of traditional Japanese puppet theater ...

MILTON — The Bread & Puppet Theatre will be performing at 7 p.m. April 9 in the first floor ballroom of the Art Academy of Milton, 38 S. Front St. The Vermont-based theater company uses gigantic ...