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Motion Portrait: Talking heads on a creepy new level
Someone apparently thought there was plenty of room for innovation in the "Flash-driven creepy talking head ad" space, and Motion Portrait has certainly picked up the reigns. Since our screencap really can't do the video justice, check out the real deal at Motion Portrait's site, and be sure to move your mouse over her and ring the bell.The obvious advantage here is a stunning aesthetic boost; this digital secretary moves in a way no other talking head presentation has, even while talking. Still, we hope to see this far more advanced tool used with restraint when it comes to advertising on the web (and let's face it: it will come to that). No matter how real or natural presentations like this may seem, they can still be a thorn in a site's experience and drive visitors away if they start blabbing immediately or simply won't shut up.
Motion Portrait, we tip our hat to the impressive work you've done in the creepy talking head space. Let's just hope you can recommend some equally impressive advice on restraining the use of these to the marketers who come a'knockin'.
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Supra-bit-kid said 1:49PM on 8-28-2007
Hey, it is the new xeyes 20 years later...
I want this for my deskto!
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James said 1:56PM on 8-28-2007
Yeah, I'm worried advertisers will pool up in the Uncanny Valley...
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DigitalAce7 said 4:30PM on 8-28-2007
One extremely scary idea. If they can do that with a simple front view picture, couldn't they theoretically make a video of the president of the united states and broadcast it on a major network saying whatever they wanted. Scary thought. What about mug shots and license pictures. Voices are the hard part now and they aren't too difficult to duplicate with some tweaking.
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jim in austin said 5:24PM on 8-28-2007
Click on the bridge of her nose to remove and replace her glasses.
Click on a nostril to make her sneeze.
Circle her head with your mouse and, apparently, she complains about getting dizzy.
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thehack said 4:50AM on 8-31-2007
It seems to me they would simply be annoying in the end. I think it will go the way of the expensive, impressive and blinding Flash pages. Simple and straight forward is the way to go in any website. Whether we are talking about advertising, social network or a blog.
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