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By Azura! By Azura! By Azura! (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by EfreetSK@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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Hotel Azura in Turkey: https://www.booking.com/hotel/tr/azura-deluxe-resort-amp-spa.sk.html

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[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 100 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Azura Deluxe Resort & Spa 5 (Avsallar, Turkey) is a new modern hotel. It was opened in 2015.

Both might have drawn mutual inspiration from elsewhere, but it would be infinitely funnier if this were a Skyrim statue made physical.

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 62 points 2 months ago (1 children)

mutual inspiration from elsewhere

I don't see why the Khajiit would have anything to do with it

[–] SassyRamen@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago

Oh man, that was good. Got any skooma?

[–] srecko@lemm.ee 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It is a statue made physical. Skyrim is direct inspiration for the hotel.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

No way, you’re not fooling me. The name and statue and decorations and outfits could be coincidences. I’ll need hard proof, like a quote from someone who worked on the hotel.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 26 points 2 months ago

Sorry, no witnesses. Dark Brotherhood's rules not mine.

[–] Lemjukes@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago

Not fooling me this time…

[–] TTH4P@lemm.ee 30 points 2 months ago

By Azura, by Azura, by Azura! Oh I can't believe it's you! Standing here...nexTurkey.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 13 points 2 months ago

I hope they give Azura's Star as a souvenir

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A new hand touches the beacon

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's Meridia. Her statue looks like this.

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago

You can tell how long its been since Ive even thought about TES, haha

[–] critical@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYe8HFy5dPg

[–] Arkhive@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Art imitates life.

[–] atlien51@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

THATS WHERE SKYRIM GOT THE IDEA

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Lowest percentile: totally, coulda been either

Middle percentile: no way, this was made in 2015

Top percentile: totally, dragon break

[+] Lemminary@lemmy.world -10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Why does the dress look AI-generated in Skyrim, tho?

E: I'm saying it resembles an AI-generated dress. I'm not saying it's AI or that it's bad. Christ, another clarifying edit I have to make for people jumping the gun.

[–] raltoid@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It doesn't.

You need to get off the internet, go to your local library and find some picture books so you can readjust away from AI brainrot.

[+] Lemminary@lemmy.world -6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I'm zooming right into the picture, and that's what it looks like to me. I don't know what the 3D model looks like. I'm not saying it's AI either, it only resembles AI to me.

And no, I don't spend all day on the computer looking at AI images. Half of my day is spent outside. What do you know about me to be that extra judgy? It's quite off-putting tbh.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Which means your view on what is AI is completely skewed.

You see AI in things that have nothing to do with AI.

Now imagine how many times this has happened with recently created art that caused you to dismiss it because it "resembles AI" too in your mind.

Stop thinking everything is AI, that is your brainrot.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world -4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Omg, sometimes Lemmy is so tiring. Like, damned if I do and damned if I don't. Damned if I explain what I mean anyway.

I really don't need your armchair diagnosis or whatever you're doing. I'm blocking people now, this is ridiculous.

[–] raltoid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You are right that you don't need an armchair diagnosis. Although you seriously need to go look at old photographs and what people do with cloth in real life. Because your view on what is real, and what is fake, is not conducive to reality if you think that dress looks "AI" generated.

EDIT: And if you're blocking people for pointing that out. You're literally just making things worse for yourself.

[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's made of stone and has been weathered by time. Also this image is crunched to hell and back.

[+] Lemminary@lemmy.world -7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Oh, I mean the shape of it. The drapes attach to the sides in the middle, but then drape down along the side of the dress in a continuous shape. And the woman is also bearing her leg, but it's not a leg because it has the same texture as the dress. Idk, the more I looked at it, the less sense it made.

[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Unusually shaped fictional clothes in 2011: oh the designers are having fun with this one

Unusually shaped fictional clothes in 2025: this is either slop or derivative of slop, no thanks

It’s just that the well has been poisoned. There are real unedited photos and pieces of art that retrospectively look like they were prompt fondled into existence. Or worse, there are actual things I’ve taken my time to write that have been accused of being generated.

It’s just how it is now.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm not saying it isn't good, I do like the statue. I'm only saying it looks like they took quite a few artistic liberties.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well, it's a piece of art in a video game, which itself is a piece of art, so I hope they took some artistic liberties! Since when is that an issue?

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Since when is that an issue?

I didn't say it was. I think it's people assuming that's what I mean and replying to something I never said, as it's usual around here.

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

The ACTUAL answer to your question is this: see how the draped gown cascades down directly from her arms? The developers realized that, if it were a real statue, her arms would need supports, so they figured that the original masons would have used the flowing shape of cloth to support her arms, like Cristo Redentor, which has sleeves hanging down to cantilever its arms against its torso.

[–] Sidhean@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah. Everything looks like AI now that image generation is capable. Its so tiring. I'm playing a cutesy idle game and the color palate has the similar-but-clashing-color thing that AI does. Its new enough that it could be. Theres so much soul in the game, though. I really don't think so.

Anyway, I don't see it in this picture, but I've gotten that vibe about pictures older than image generation. Stay strong against AI dissolving reality.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Stay strong against AI dissolving reality.

I'm only comparing it to AI because the shape is weird. I'm saying the artist made some liberal choices. I'm not sure where this other thing comes from that my mind is melting with AI. I think people are reading too much into it and assuming things. I keep trying to explain but only get ignored. 🤷‍♂️