Concept / Humanoid anatomy

Humanoid anatomy

An anatomical form with a humanoid basic body plan such as a head, torso, two arms, and two legs

An anatomical form with a humanoid basic body plan such as a head, torso, two arms, and two legs.

A phrase to start with

Directs the subject's anatomical form toward a humanoid basic body plan.

Appearance and effects

A humanoid basic body structure of head, torso, two arms, and two legs is visible in the subject.

Visual traits

  • head and torso
  • two arms and two legs
  • humanoid basic body plan

Expected changes

  • A humanoid arrangement of head, torso, two arms, and two legs is more likely to appear

Five examples

1 — A neutral cube against a plain background

The standard dog comparison motif has a quadrupedal body structure that conflicts with humanoid anatomy, so it is replaced with a neutral object that does not pre-stage humanoid form.

a single cube against a plain background with no cues to humanoid form, animal, person, or species

  • a single cube against a plain background
  • a state with no cues to humanoid form or biological species
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2 — A neutral sphere against a plain background

The standard cat comparison motif has a quadrupedal body structure that conflicts with humanoid anatomy, so it is replaced with a neutral object that does not pre-stage humanoid form.

a single sphere against a plain background with no cues to humanoid form, animal, person, or species

  • a single sphere against a plain background
  • a state with no cues to humanoid form or biological species
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3 — Teenage boy
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4 — A single chair against a plain background

The standard unoccupied-room comparison motif has no bodily subject, so it is replaced with a neutral object that does not pre-stage humanoid form.

a single chair against a plain background with no cues to humanoid form, animal, person, or species

  • a single chair against a plain background
  • a state with no cues to humanoid form or biological species
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5 — A neutral panel against a plain background

The standard valley-landscape comparison motif has no bodily subject, so it is replaced with a neutral object that does not pre-stage humanoid form.

a single panel against a plain background with no cues to humanoid form, animal, person, or species

  • a single neutral panel against a plain background
  • a state with no cues to humanoid form or biological species
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Meaning and scope

Definition

Humanoid anatomy is an anatomical form with a humanoid basic body plan such as a head, torso, two arms, and two legs. It does not determine whether human or nonhuman, personality, species, gender, age, clothing, abilities, or culture.

In more detail

It concerns humanoid basic body structure as a morphological category of a subject. Unlike anthropomorphic-anatomy, which applies a humanlike form to a nonhuman subject, it specifies the visible form itself without presuming a transformation.

Includes

  • An anatomical form with a humanoid basic body plan such as a head, torso, two arms, and two legs

Excludes

  • Whether human or nonhuman, personality, species, gender, age, clothing, abilities, or culture
  • A transformation that gives humanoid form to a nonhuman subject

What this does not imply

  • Whether human or nonhuman, personality, species, gender, age, clothing, abilities, or culture

Variability

Build, pose, surface, number, and setting can be adjusted separately.

Usage and adjustments

Usage

  • Specify only a humanoid basic body plan as the subject's form

Distinguish similar expressions

  • Use anthropomorphic-anatomy when a nonhuman subject must be transformed toward a humanoid form

Typical uses

  • Specify a subject with a humanoid basic body plan

Possible failure modes

  • The subject remains quadrupedal, is fixed as a particular person or species, or clothing or abilities are added without support

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