2023-04-23 09:31:00
These images show an armed man in first person view moving through abandoned buildings or under construction. He meets several individuals whom he systematically kills.
This video of just over two minutes has been the subject of much digital ink since it was posted on Wednesday April 19. On Youtube, it has already been viewed nearly 1.5 million times and generated more than 2,600 comments. Not to mention the Twitter numbers. These images show an armed man in first person view moving through abandoned buildings or under construction. He meets several individuals whom he systematically kills with more or less ease. The faces of the victims are blurred, as if to protect their anonymity.
One might believe in a particularly gloomy recording that would have passed the censorship of the platforms. Except that it is a video game in development. Directed by the French drama studioUnrecord is a tactical first-person shooter that follows the seemingly hectic adventures of a police officer.
“The Disturbing Valley”
So where is the problem ? In its realism as it becomes disturbing, the “pedestrian camera” point of view only drives the point home. Numerama makes the parallel with a phenomenon called “the disturbing valley”, a feeling of unease that can arise when a robot looks too much like a human. It’s so amazing that on social networks, many Internet users are crying fake, assuring that all this was a staging, a real video, not a game.
The buzz took such a turn that one of the members of the studio, Alexandre Spindler, tweeted images in which we see Unrecord running within his development environment, to prove that it was not a big joke. Drama also has posted a press release in which he reaffirms that it is indeed a game and that the video was captured during a keyboard and mouse game.
The game is actually developed under Unreal Engine 5. This next-generation Epic graphics engine allows you to reach heights of realism and “bringing incredibly immersive interactive experiences to life”. Several taking advantage of its possibilities are currently under development. Of course, to obtain an optimal result, a very high-end computer will be necessary.
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