Comments on: Augmented reality card routine http://boingboing.net/2012/12/10/augmented-reality-card-routine.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 08:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: devophill http://boingboing.net/2012/12/10/augmented-reality-card-routine.html#comment-1605630 devophill Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:42:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199362#comment-1605630  Leap year?  Leap year?

]]> By: Spodzilla http://boingboing.net/2012/12/10/augmented-reality-card-routine.html#comment-1604828 Spodzilla Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199362#comment-1604828 No, he said "isn't that good a magician". There's no "of" in there, and nor should there be. No, he said “isn’t that good a magician”. There’s no “of” in there, and nor should there be.

]]> By: Kevin Lorneki http://boingboing.net/2012/12/10/augmented-reality-card-routine.html#comment-1604526 Kevin Lorneki Tue, 11 Dec 2012 21:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199362#comment-1604526 Really? . I'm not even a magician, but the obvious fake cuts and *laughably* obvious fake shuffles that are all designed to keep the deck in its original pre-arranged sequence - also obvious since it wasn't in card/suit order when he started the trick - are pretty unimpressive even to my untrained eye. I'm actually surprised that a bunch of bad sleight of hand combined with some mediocre cgi tricks is something Cory considers interesting enough to post, nevermind the "blows it out of the water" comment So yeah, props to him for being a pioneer in this combination genre, but amazing it isn't Really? . I’m not even a magician, but the obvious fake cuts and *laughably* obvious fake shuffles that are all designed to keep the deck in its original pre-arranged sequence – also obvious since it wasn’t in card/suit order when he started the trick – are pretty unimpressive even to my untrained eye. I’m actually surprised that a bunch of bad sleight of hand combined with some mediocre cgi tricks is something Cory considers interesting enough to post, nevermind the “blows it out of the water” comment

So yeah, props to him for being a pioneer in this combination genre, but amazing it isn’t

]]> By: bingobangoboy http://boingboing.net/2012/12/10/augmented-reality-card-routine.html#comment-1604147 bingobangoboy Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199362#comment-1604147 This is about as impressive as Patrick Stewart doing the old "Computer!  Magnify... and Enhance!" trick on Star Trek. This is about as impressive as Patrick Stewart doing the old “Computer!  Magnify… and Enhance!” trick on Star Trek.

]]> By: SumAnon http://boingboing.net/2012/12/10/augmented-reality-card-routine.html#comment-1604129 SumAnon Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199362#comment-1604129  PAH! I am an ancient sorcerer of the Hermetic tradition and I've been recognized as a master by wizards throughout the 5 planes, and I say he's just pretending to do tricks while a prerecorded video plays on the screen.  PAH! I am an ancient sorcerer of the Hermetic tradition and I’ve been recognized as a master by wizards throughout the 5 planes, and I say he’s just pretending to do tricks while a prerecorded video plays on the screen.

]]> By: millie fink http://boingboing.net/2012/12/10/augmented-reality-card-routine.html#comment-1604105 millie fink Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199362#comment-1604105 Same here. I was amazed, all while thinking that this kind of entertainment is still very much in development. Same here. I was amazed, all while thinking that this kind of entertainment is still very much in development.

]]> By: shawnfarquhar http://boingboing.net/2012/12/10/augmented-reality-card-routine.html#comment-1604095 shawnfarquhar Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199362#comment-1604095 You say Marco "isn't that good a magician"?  I am a professional magician and have won the highest awards obtainable in my craft, and have to disagree with your statement.  Marco is a brilliant magician who will be remember for his unique approach to our ancient craft. You say Marco “isn’t that good a magician”?  I am a professional magician and have won the highest awards obtainable in my craft, and have to disagree with your statement.  Marco is a brilliant magician who will be remember for his unique approach to our ancient craft.

]]> By: Noctilucent Studios http://boingboing.net/2012/12/10/augmented-reality-card-routine.html#comment-1604079 Noctilucent Studios Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199362#comment-1604079 I am seeing this for the first time today and thought it was pretty cool. Of all the places where AR will intersect with our lives, I think I am most excited to see where and how it evolves in the Arts. Art work has always been a place of magic and fantasy and it is going to be awesome to see how AR works it's way into and out of the gallery. I am seeing this for the first time today and thought it was pretty cool. Of all the places where AR will intersect with our lives, I think I am most excited to see where and how it evolves in the Arts. Art work has always been a place of magic and fantasy and it is going to be awesome to see how AR works it’s way into and out of the gallery.

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2012/12/10/augmented-reality-card-routine.html#comment-1604029 Boundegar Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199362#comment-1604029 But but but...  technology! But but but…  technology!

]]> By: jere7my http://boingboing.net/2012/12/10/augmented-reality-card-routine.html#comment-1603985 jere7my Tue, 11 Dec 2012 06:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199362#comment-1603985 I'm pretty sure the number of spots on a deck of cards is going to be divisible by 4, which rules 365 out however you count them. He's pulling that number from the old "Deck of Cards" devotional routine, which only works if you count the jacks as 11, the queens as 12, the kings as 13 — and the joker as one last spot. But his deck has two jokers. ;) I’m pretty sure the number of spots on a deck of cards is going to be divisible by 4, which rules 365 out however you count them.

He’s pulling that number from the old “Deck of Cards” devotional routine, which only works if you count the jacks as 11, the queens as 12, the kings as 13 — and the joker as one last spot. But his deck has two jokers. ;)

]]> By: Kerouac http://boingboing.net/2012/12/10/augmented-reality-card-routine.html#comment-1603938 Kerouac Tue, 11 Dec 2012 04:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199362#comment-1603938 I watch TED on Netflix a few times a week, and Marco Tempest is one of my 3-4 favorite presenters.  This card trick was stunning when I thought it was 'original', but it's no less stunning now that I know it's an adaptation. That is, assuming the "augmented" view through the goggles isn't actually previously recorded and played back for the audience as if it was happening now.  After all, only Marco can see what's really happening on the table, right?  Nah - I'd rather believe it's real! I watch TED on Netflix a few times a week, and Marco Tempest is one of my 3-4 favorite presenters.  This card trick was stunning when I thought it was ‘original’, but it’s no less stunning now that I know it’s an adaptation. That is, assuming the “augmented” view through the goggles isn’t actually previously recorded and played back for the audience as if it was happening now.  After all, only Marco can see what’s really happening on the table, right?  Nah – I’d rather believe it’s real!

]]> By: technogeekagain http://boingboing.net/2012/12/10/augmented-reality-card-routine.html#comment-1603931 technogeekagain Tue, 11 Dec 2012 04:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=199362#comment-1603931 The problem I have with his routines is that he isn't that good a magician. What he's doing in the real world is fairly simple; the AR overlays are cute applications but are also relatively simple as AR goes since he doesn't need to allow for unconstrained interaction. Yeah, putting them together is a cute concept but I'm just not as impressed by him as the TED team seems to be. The problem I have with his routines is that he isn’t that good a magician. What he’s doing in the real world is fairly simple; the AR overlays are cute applications but are also relatively simple as AR goes since he doesn’t need to allow for unconstrained interaction. Yeah, putting them together is a cute concept but I’m just not as impressed by him as the TED team seems to be.

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