Uncanny valley is something that everyone, once or twice at the very least, has experienced when face to face with an object or thing that looks relatively human; however, not enough to evoke the sense that they are entirely human even if they have things about them that display human-like emotions and perform human-like actions. While some people feel comfortable with that feeling of uncanniness when they see something that activates it—or, at least, don’t mind it when it comes about—there are many more who feel an uncertainty and uneasiness that makes them want to recoil from that thing they are looking at.
The measurement of this phenomenon is gauged by how much an object conveys human likeliness (i.e. speech pattern, its ability to perform humanoid actions, etc.), and our emotional attachment and connection to it. An example of a representation of this measurement is a graph that lists things that evoke the feeling of uncanniness in us. The graph, inspired by the works of the many researchers behind the uncanny valley phenomenon, shows a simple example to back up these hypotheses.
The positives of utilizing or experiencing uncanny valley can be found when used artistically. There is a separation knowing that, in artistic form, the case of uncanniness can be muddled by the fact that the situation is entirely fictional, even if there is still a connective response to seeing an object that lingers in that area. People can utilize that discomfort to their advantage when delivering a message through their art; or even when they’re trying to tell a story and need something that is going to try and seek discomfort from that audience. Perhaps, in a way, when creating art of people, there is a sense of human compassion towards a character, since they are on a scale of uncanny valley that makes people latch onto them once they start to feel attached to them (which may be why some people cry when their favorite characters cry, or feel an immense joy watching their favorite character accomplishing something that brings them victorious joy).
“Mori Uncanny Valley” by Smurrayinchester is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 
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