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bobbyk Special user Florida 683 Posts |
I have purposely stayed away from most iphone/iTouch effects because the couple I had just seemed too "electronic" if you know what I mean. However, I am glad I broke down and gave this a try. AMAZING idea and it allows so much freedom of thought.... I love this and get wonderful reactions no matter which idea I choose to go with.
I love going to a party and using names of people at the party....way simple compared to much of the thinking here...but it draws nice reactions.. I sure appreciate all of the sharing with regard to this great effect. If you have an iphone and or itouch...do yourself a favor and spend a couple bucks. It's the most value for the money spent I can think of.... Best, Bobby |
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bobbyk Special user Florida 683 Posts |
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On 2009-11-21 20:10, Greg Rostami wrote: Good idea... However, iForce does show up as the 1st entry under "Customers also bought"... but I'm not too concerned. I will wear this thing out until I start running into a problem....I'm willing to bet it won't become an issue |
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Greg Rostami V.I.P. Skynet will become self-aware in 2871 Posts |
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On 2009-12-24 15:15, bobbyk wrote: Wow Bobby, We had never anticipated THAT! LOL I'm afraid there isn't much that we can do about that. Hopefully when more people buy Doodle that have not bought iForce, then that trend will change. Greg Rostami |
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FredNarlo Loyal user Been waiting for John Dough for the last 282 Posts |
I really, really am spoiled by the IForce! I have been looking at all the other apps for the IPhone/IPod that are "magic" related, not only the ones from ITunes but also from all the other sources and they are cool and all but NOTHING compares to the IForce!
I wouldn't call it a mistake necessarily, but I don't even give the other apps a chance because the IForce is literally as close to mind reading as you can get without being an actual mindreader! Although your spectators will believe you are an actual mindreader. As much as I suggest you get this very affordable app, I hope you don't get it...because I want it all for myself! If you haven't seen it yet, just hang in there because I am showing EVERYONE I get a chance to perform for and eventually I will get to you, in due time. Randy P.S. Get it! Now! No, wait, no, don't! Well, yeah, go for it! No, don't! Wait, OK OK, get the thing! |
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FredNarlo Loyal user Been waiting for John Dough for the last 282 Posts |
I have run into situations recently where the spectator asked me if the phone was voice-activated. Has anyone had this same thing come up?
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martinwhynot New user Shrewsbury, UK 30 Posts |
Hi FredNarlo,
I only have an IPod Touch - when I've had the voice activation thing mentioned to me I got away with the realisation that the 8GB version doesn't actually have a mic on it! (see, cheapskate me has BENEFITTED from buying the cheapest one for my daughter - who incidentaly isn't getting her hands on her Christmas present at all just now!!!!) |
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ksoze New user 3 Posts |
If they suspect voice activation, let them. Have them write it down or show you fingers for a count. In fact, let them think it is voice related (by discounting it) and lead them that way. Then (under feigned duress) say you will give it a try with them writing it down on a slip of paper and then place that paper on top of the face down phone. Pull off paper and show to all and then immediately reveal phone screen with correct guess with no sound. Then they will think the camera was used on the paper facing it, so once again, lead them that way and write it down and put the paper on table, etc. No where else to go.
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FredNarlo Loyal user Been waiting for John Dough for the last 282 Posts |
I have used the arrow preset that it comes with in response to the thought of it being voice-activated. I was really just curious if other people have experienced it also...
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Greg Rostami V.I.P. Skynet will become self-aware in 2871 Posts |
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On 2009-12-27 11:25, ksoze wrote: I agree that escalating false methods is a great convincer, but there's one negative to having them use pen-n-paper . . . If there's pen-n-paper already there, then why are you using your iPhone for the prediction? Why don't you just use the paper that's already here for your prediction? If you look at the presets that we've given you, we intentionally chose routines that can be easily performed without spoken words. Let me go through each preset and how they can be performed 100% silent: 1-8 "Inter" - hold up the number with your fingers. ESP Symbols - draw the shape that you're thinking of with your finger in the air. Money - bring out the bill from your wallet Arrows - they are pointing at the table . . . there are no words Heads or Tails 3X - the coins are in any orientation on the table . . . once again no words Foods - have them whisper their favorite type of food to you. If you look at some of the other ideas on this page: http://www.rostamimagic.com/iforce/ideas.html You'll notice many of these ideas can be adapted so that you can perform in silence. Greg Rostami |
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Greg Rostami V.I.P. Skynet will become self-aware in 2871 Posts |
I started a topic about this idea . . . but I wanted to post it here also for the sake of the topic of this thread:
I've been recently having TONS of fun blowing minds with this new twist on PowerBall 60. Bring out the first 3 Lottery tickets from PowerBall 60. "Think of a number from 1 to 60". "I bought these 3 lottery tickets today. If you see your number on any one of these cards put it in your pocket , if not leave it face down on the table . . . I'll stand far away so I can't see any part of the tickets." After the spec does as you instructed, as you're walking back towards them . . . "I don't have pen-n-paper on me . . . let me write down my prediction on my iPhone . . ." (iForce BABY!!) I've created 8 presets on iForce they are labeled "PowerBall 0", "PowerBall 1" . . . "PowerBall 7" Each preset has 8 numbers drawn in them . . . For preset "0" the numbers are 0, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56 For preset "1" the numbers are 1, 9, 17, 25, 33, 41, 49, 57 For preset "2" the numbers are 2, 10, 18, 26, 34, 42, 50, 58 For preset "3" the numbers are 3, 11, 19, 27, 35, 43, 51, 59 For preset "4" the numbers are 4, 12, 20, 28, 36, 44, 52, 60 For preset "5" the numbers are 5, 13, 21, 29, 37, 45, 53, NOTHING For preset "6" the numbers are 6, 14, 22, 30, 38, 46, 54, NOTHING For preset "7" the numbers are 7, 15, 23, 31, 39, 47, 55, NOTHING I use the original PowerBall method, but instead of adding up to 60, you only add up to 7!!! (Since you're only using 3 cards) As I pretend to write down the prediction, I choose the correct preset (0-7) to perform, pretend to write something on the screen, and leave it face down on the table. "I've already written down my prediction. I can't change my mind. For the first time can you hold up with your fingers which number you were thinking of." They show the 2 digits of their number with there fingers . . . I flip over the iPhone and wait for the gasps. Here are the pros: You're only using 3 LOTTERY TICKETS!!! The REALLY smart specs will realize there are only 7 or 8 possibilities with 3 tickets . . . so where does he get 60 from ?! ;-) And the cons: You're using an extra tech prop (iPhone) They must reveal their number BEFORE you flip over the iPhone. I would love to hear what you think, Greg Rostami |
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ksoze New user 3 Posts |
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If there's pen-n-paper already there, then why are you using your iPhone for the prediction? Why don't you just use the paper that's already here for your prediction? I agree totally Greg, however in my amateur, casual uses, the phone is usually the elephant in the room that is hard to hide. As much as the suggested masked spontaneity forces (or iForces) one to reach for the phone as a substitute writing pad, in practice it requires the right environment (no writing stuff nearby) and some good acting which is much tougher with familiar people. This is probably also compounded by the fact that the iPhone is such a multi-utility device now that it is always out in hand and many times in use when the opportunity for a trick comes up. I have used those opportunities to spring the trick and just happen to be in Doodle when the idea for a cool trick is posed. With all that said, even if the phone is suspected to be the source somehow of the "magic", the immense flexibility of the app makes identifying the how part a very task for most. I find watching someone think they know how it's done and then having that dashed away some of the most fun of the trick. |
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MagicMattMan Special user Tampa, FL 741 Posts |
Expanding upon Qwertzy's idea with the four email providers Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, and MSN (or eight including Hotmail, AIM, local .edu, or local provider) ... one can use it as a way to get contact information. When it's time to swap email, break out iTouch (or iPhone) and use your favorite line for using iTouch instead of pen and paper. Say you'd like to predict what their email is. When they say it, use your flip or springboard to have it come up with the correct provider (written at the bottom, of course) and then fill in their name (the part before the @) and click save. 2 for 1 !
-Matt
"For those who believe, no explanation is necessary; for those who do not, none will suffice." -Joseph Dunninger
"Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it."Hebrews 13:2 |
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jprace Inner circle 2209 Posts |
Here's my idea:
It's vaguely based on my trick Scribbles of Destiny, which also uses a Doodle Application on an iPhone/iPod Touch. Scribbles of Destiny was published in the January 2010 issue of Genii Magazine. Make all of the presets the same "prediction." However, in this presentation, they presets won't act as a prediction, but rather the outcome to a magical effect. Open Doodle and get to your preset. I like to do this by pretending to write something secret on the device, but then quickly realizing that this can be done out in the open. Let's say my preset is a playing card, such as the Queen of Diamonds. I would force the card (or whatever the preset might be) on the spectator. Openly make random scribbles and marks on the device, in a manner similar to Richard Sanders' Identity. Then, you are going to raise the device, and let it fall. On the third time, you openly bring the device parallel to the ground, which will secretly access the presets. Then, just like before, let the device fall. It will look as if the random marks and scribbles morphed into the selected card. I refer to letting the device fall. Here, I am using a leather flip case and holding it on the top. This way, and can drop the half with the device in it, and keep a grasp on the top flap. I know this sounds very confusing; however, I include a performance of this on my iForce contest submission. It's the first thing I perform in the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WooFXCjD7XM Thanks, Jeff |
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yachanin Inner circle Cleveland, OH 2105 Posts |
Hi Jeff,
I thought your use of the flip case was very creative. Keep thinking outside the box (I really hate that phrase Regards, Steve
"Impossible? Your audience will think so..." TM
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slyhand Inner circle Good ole Virginia 1908 Posts |
I looked and did not see this mentioned.
Does anyone still play Clue? Rope Candlestick revolver knife lead pipe wrench I don't have the game so I am going to have to have them write it down.
I am getting so tired of slitting the throats of people who say that I am a violent psychopath.
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STM70 New user 58 Posts |
Here is an idea I use usually use when I go out to eat with friends. I will usually have five to ten items selected and then I have two friends play a game of elimination, eliminating the objects one at a time (i usually use the same elimination process as the PATEO Force where one person chooses two items and the other person eliminates one). They go back and forth until they are left with one item, which matches the prediction. Please let me know what you think.
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STM70 New user 58 Posts |
Here is another way I present a preset. This one uses the dollar preset.
Here is an example of the script I will use. "Gina (or whatever their name is), since I don't have any paper or pen on me, I am going to write something interesting on my ipod." I write something and exit out of the program. "Gina, I want you to imagine you are standing in line at a bank and you are going to cash a check you are holding. However, this is no ordinary bank. This is a strange bank with some strange rules. One of the rules is that you can only cash a check if they can give you a single bill in return. Bizarre, isn't it. You now walk up to the teller and hand him your check. He smiles and hands you a single bill. Gina, tell me, what bill denomination gave you? Gina replies "fifty dollars" (or whatever your spectator say) You say, "I knew you would say that. You see, there was a piece of information I left out of the story. That information is, that I was the bank teller. I told you that this was a weird bank. So now that you have handed me your check, I guess I should give you your (open the application), $50." Please let me know what you think and how I can improve on the script/effect. Feedback is always appreciated. Thank you. Sean M. |
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kambiz Inner circle Perth, down by the cool of the pool 1129 Posts |
Has anyone used this to predict the outcome of a soccer score BEFORE the game starts?
Kam
If I speak forth, many a mind will shatter,
And if I write, many a pen will break. .....and when I consider my own self, lo, I find it coarser than clay! |
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kinesis Inner circle Scotland, surrounded by 2708 Posts |
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On 2009-10-30 10:05, weapon wrote: Many people still regard Pluto as a planet, or may forget that it's been demoted. I would suggest, "name any planet in the night sky" or "apart from our mother earth, name any planet in our solar system" Pluto was quite a popular planet, I'd kinda like to keep it in the game LOL I got iForce recently, I LOVE it! Derek |
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Greg Rostami V.I.P. Skynet will become self-aware in 2871 Posts |
Hi STM70,
I really like ALL of your ideas a lot. I've used the PATEO force before with iForce and it plays very very well. I like your strange bank premise as well . . . I love taking the audience to bizarre places!! HI Derek . . . Welcome to our iForce Jedi familly. ;-) all the best, Greg Rostami |
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