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Kadmos1



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 4:29 pm Reply with quote
She is quite lifelike.
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 5:19 pm Reply with quote
She looks so realistic that most wouldn't know she's an android until she activates.
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CasCarnage86



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 5:22 pm Reply with quote
That's amazing, I honestly never thought I would see any kind of android with communication skills during my lifetime.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 5:55 pm Reply with quote
Mr. Oshawott wrote:
She looks so realistic that most wouldn't know she's an android until she activates.

How true.
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Shiidou Hikaru



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 6:56 pm Reply with quote
O.o Wow

Kinda creepy and yet pretty and amazing at the same time. It seems like artificial humans are not that far away into the future.
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Hakajin



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 7:08 pm Reply with quote
Dat uncanny valley, tho.
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 7:20 pm Reply with quote
Hakajin wrote:
Dat uncanny valley, tho.

It's a steep climb. Until they reach the peak, I think my preferences will remain dialed on anime-inspired characters over these 'hyper-realistic' ones, personally...
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zunderdog24



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 8:13 pm Reply with quote
it would be better if she had eye lids
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 8:37 pm Reply with quote
Just call her "Yumemi" and be done with it:

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Hoppy800



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 8:54 pm Reply with quote
That's nice that she can use sign language, especially since Japan has a large aging population so hearing loss will be common in the future.
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leafy sea dragon



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 3:37 am Reply with quote
Blanchimont wrote:
It's a steep climb. Until they reach the peak, I think my preferences will remain dialed on anime-inspired characters over these 'hyper-realistic' ones, personally...


Yeah, I think I'd feel more comfortable if they just stuck with the clearly not-human look. Maybe the tin can look like with Gort, Friday, Bender, or the Tin Man.
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Kadmos1



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 9:56 am Reply with quote
invalidname, what game is that caption from?
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Blanchimont



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 11:28 am Reply with quote
Kadmos1 wrote:
invalidname, what game is that caption from?

Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet. Kinetic novel by Key, available in English on Steam by Sekai Project.
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jojothepunisher



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 11:54 am Reply with quote
She actually looks real pretty.
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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 1:03 pm Reply with quote
I would be thrilled if I were to one day have an encounter with a lady android.
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