Children’s Perception of Uncanny Human-Like Virtual Characters Angela Tinwell a and Robin J. S. Sloan b a University of Bolton, Faculty of Games, Computing, and IT b Abertay University, Institute of Arts, Media, and Computer Games Correspondence and proofs should be addressed to Dr Angela Tinwell, Faculty of Games, Computing, and IT, The University of Bolton, Deane Road, Bolton, BL3 5AB, UK. Tel: +44 (0)1204 903589, Fax: +44 (0)1204 903500, e-mail: A.Tinwell@bolton.ac.uk