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CG Idols - Human Not Required

Posted by michael on from the worshipping-rendered-images dept.

greymond sent in a blurb about computer-generated celebrities in Japan. I'm sure a fair number of you have read Idoru... The Final Fantasy movie didn't do well, but I think it's safe to predict that eventually, computer-generated celebrities will be as numerous as live ones. There are so many advantages for the purveyors of pop culture, ranging from "never gets arrested for drunk driving" to "never demands salary increases", that I think it's inevitable.

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  1. Obligatory Dolphin Post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Humans Rule, Dolphins can suck it.

  2. Re:first..or almost by Sausage+Nose · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    nice sig.

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  3. never gets by clovis · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Never gets married to Nicole Kidman to pretend he's straight ...

  4. George Harrison, Dead at 58. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard some sad news on National Public Radio - Pop / Classic Rock artist George Harrison was found dead in his Los Angeles home last night. He died of Cancer, which he had been battling for a long time. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot/Geekizoid/Troll community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American and a British icon.

  5. Final Fantasy - A disaster in some ways by sien · · Score: 3, Offtopic

    A quote from Gamastra.com :
    "Square's CEO Quits after Poor Showing by Final Fantasy Game software maker Square announced that president and chief executive officer, Hisashi Suzuki would resign after the company reported its worst-ever loss for the first half due to a disappointing showing by its Final Fantasy The Spirits Within mo Square reported a group net loss of $106.8 million for the six months through September 30. The film has generated revenue of about $30 million in the U.S. market, well below the targeted $80 to 90 million, and interest among Japanese consumers has also been weak. The earnings news came as no surprise to the market as the company issued a profit warning last week.
    Chief operating officer Yoichi Wada will take the top position on December 1, while Suzuki will remain as the chairman."
    from this page.
    It's sad to see that people who worked so hard on something that was quite something technically have not succeeded, at least financially.

  6. dadddy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i gotta boner

  7. This just in... Gen. Franco is STILL dead. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Am I IP banned or Not?

  8. Miranda Richardson by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I wanna have sex with Miranda richardson

  9. FTATRWSY by Clint+Trollwood · · Score: -1, Offtopic



    First For Those About To Rock We Salute You Post!

  10. Re:Those wacky Japanese... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Ha. Sirry American.
    Who raughing now !!

    I see you suppry I speak Engrish so werr.

    You rike Fujitsu VCR !!

  11. US politicians should be by ch-chuck · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    They're already pretty plastic poll driven acting personalities that are just a puppet 'front' for well organized special interests.

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  12. And how long will it be... by frank_adrian314159 · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    .. before we start seeing virtual images of this?

    Oh the humanity!!!

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