I think it will be some time yet - even some of us young 'ns still prefer real people. I've been on/off a personal 3d movie project, and I have the option of doing the voices entirely in the computer, the programs available are so amazing. But I still want real actors to do the voices, there's just that SOMETHING that isn't there in the programmed dialogue. It's great for some things, but it doesn't replace human voices (yet...) "All you have to do is look at the current state of music to see the way the wind's blowing. Sing? Write music?" mac, I gotta agree. Music is my first love, and I see so much of that scene from the inside. It's sickening where a lot of it has been. My band got passed in the 90's over at a showcase in NY by the exec who signed Britney and Christina. His quote: "We're into 16-year old blonde girls with spunk." Not a word about their "talent". It is purely entertainment now, vastly different from the music scene of 30 years ago. But there are still innovators in music - many are in the instrumental guitar genre, one you don'thear much about unless you're a guitarist, or guitar fan. Like any field, though, when we're all sick of digital clones and stiff acting, someone will combine the best of the organic with the advances in technology to create a unique work of art, and push it to a higher level. THAT will be cool.