Meet Saya: the incredibly realistic computer-generated Japanese schoolgirl

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Oh good, I was afraid it was another Sayaā€¦

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Weird and creepy too.

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Iā€™m trying to think which cinematic genre has the most to gain from computer-generated Japanese schoolgirl charactersā€¦

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Yes, but also showing great skills.
And dreams and drive.

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But, should that stop people stop creating things they find beautiful, love to do, and others who love to see that kind of creations?

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Honestly, this was my first thought too. I wonder how popular that game is in Japan, for them to name the bot that and not consider it.

(For those not familiar, imagine a mashup of Greg Bearā€™s Blood Music with Lovecraftā€™s idea of shoogoths, only also itā€™s porn.)

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The hair doesnā€™t live up to expectations? Holy crap!

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Well at least she has clothes onā€¦

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:slight_smile: I was talking about the creators. But understand the mixing up. And you are right, less change forā€¦ you knowā€¦

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Soon to be seen starting in ā€œBeyond the Uncanny Valley of the Dollsā€?

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I heard they had a really hard time deciding whether to do Japanese Schoolgirl or Hobo With A Shotgun

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I donā€™t think itā€™s popular, but my son is a fan. Also, Iā€™m pretty sure Saya is a common name.

Come back when sheā€™s animated believablyā€¦

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Action and horror movies, depending on the culture. Movies demonstrate how different cultures have different ways of dealing with a crisis.

Demons from hell? Europeans respond with priests. Americans respond with guns. The Japanese respond with 13 year-old girls in mini-skirts.

Alien invasion? Europeans respond with a virus (War of the Worlds). Americans respond with a computer virus or nukes. The Japanese respond with 13 year-old girls in mini-skirts.

A tentacled monster from the deep? The British have Aragorn attack it with a sword. The French have the Nemo crew attack it with axes and harpoons. The Japaneseā€¦ erā€¦ serve it as a salted, fermented delicacy called shiokara. Which is even more horrific than whatever else you were thinking of.

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I canā€™t wait for hollywood to embrace synthespians full force. Then we donā€™t have to have hollywood celebrity antics plastered all over the nightly news.

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Disappointed she isnā€™t called Rei Toei.

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But how is her boob physics?

Plus, wouldnā€™t it be easier (and exponentially less creepy) if they tried for the less ā– ā– ā– ā– ā–  skin of a 30 year old? They could force it to rub the lotion on its skin.

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The fresh fish section of Japanese grocery stores is something every westerner should see at least once.

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I used to live around the corner from the big China Town supermarkets with the big aquariums, and they would wrestle a big fresh water eel to the chopping block and whack off its head with a cleaver.

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