Uncanny Valley is a sci-fi short film that presents a future where advanced technology has created a completely immersive virtual reality (VR) video game that is indistinguishable from the real world.

The short incorporates documentary-style testimonials from individuals who have become so addicted to the game, they have neglected their lives and abandoned all of their real world relationships.

Filmmaker Federico Heller has envisioned a dystopia that feels uncomfortably prescient as addicts describe immersing themselves inside the VR game world for days at a time.

The film's otherworldly VR environments are dazzling and captivating. The impressive visual effects convincingly convey the seductiveness of the fictional VR game.

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In the slums of the future, virtual reality junkies satisfy their violent impulses in online entertainment. An expert player discovers that the line between games and reality is starting to fade away. 3DAR’s latest short film explores the frightening potential of our next technological revolution. Stay connected, but not too much ;) Artwork and process in www.3dar.com Behind the scenes video: https://vimeo.com/148692811 WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY FEDERICO HELLER EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS GERMAN HELLER BRANDON MASEDA ANIMATION DIRECTOR FERNANDO MALDONADO VFX PRODUCTION DESIGNER JORGE TERESO LEAD VFX ARTIST FEDERICO CARLINI LEAD 3D ARTIST MARCO LOCOCO VISUAL EFFECTS SUPERVISOR FEDERICO HELLER DIGITAL ART DIRECTOR PABLO OLIVERA CGFX TD ALAN RINALDI PRODUCER FEDERICO HELLER VFX PRODUCTION COORDINATOR MARIA JOSE TABARES ASSISTANT DIRECTOR NAZARENO ALBA CELESTE LOIS DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY NICOLAS TROVATO FERNANDO LORENZALE ART DIRECTOR LOLA SOSA ORIGINAL SCORE CYRILLE MARCHESSEAU MUSIC MIX RODOLPHE GERVAIS AUDIO POST BY IMPOSSIBLE ACOUSTIC BRENDAN J. HOGAN JAMIE HUNSDALE Contact: info@3dar.com

Due to its relevant premise and timely subject matter, this outstanding sci-fi short gets our highest recommendation.

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"... It's not enough for video games to look amazing. It's not enough for video games to sound amazing. Video games have to FEEL amazing!" - Hapheads

Haphead is a new sci-fi web series set in a near-future dystopia where video games have become fully immersive experiences.

This immersion is made possible by a technology known as haptics.

Maxine (Elysia White), a young woman just graduated from high school, has accepted a temporary job in a factory which produces the latest, cutting edge haptic video game peripheral.

Soon Maxine and her friends hatch a plan to become very unofficial beta-testers for the new tech. Shortly after, they find themselves drawn into an underground subculture of peers who use the tech to learn lethal combat skills.

These gamers are known as hapheads.

Created by Jim Munroe, and produced by Postopian Pictures in association with the popular sci-fi site io9, Haphead invites you to visit a fascinating near-future with a premise that feels eerily prophetic.

With the introduction of current immersion tech such as Meta Quest 2, and Microsoft's HoloLens, it seems inevitable the video gaming industry will soon attain their holy grail of complete sensory immersion.

These recent real-world innovations lend the series' premise a timeliness and realism many other sci-fi dramas struggle to achieve.

Haphead is also a pleasure to watch from start to finish.

It is extremely well-crafted in every way, including solid acting, extraordinary production design, convincing visual effects, engrossing narrative, and very timely subject matter.

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A cyberpunk webseries about a girl who's literally empowered by videogames. In 2025, games are so immersive that teenagers learn skills just by playing. After she enables the haptics, Maxine's favourite rabbit-ninja fighting game gets a whole lot more punishing, with the new tech beating skills into her muscle memory.

Haphead is an eight-part web series with new episodes released every Thursday.

To watch the complete series, and to learn more about the production, visit Haphead.com.

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