If they’re using RFID as a replacement for basic sleight of hand, I’d be a little disappointed, but if it’s being used to enhance the show, like trigger another thing to distract the audience while the main illusion is still playing out, I’d find it an innovative way to support the traditional side of the art.
Based on the article it looks like it wasn’t even actually being used for magic reasons anymore.
Wang explained that he originally installed the chip to use in magic routines, but quickly discovered that scanning other people’s phones against his hand “really doesn’t come off super mysterious,” especially since many devices have their RFID readers disabled by default.
Switching to his own phone removed the spectacle entirely, leaving the gimmick without much practical use.
Later:
Wang said he rewrote the chip several times to repurpose it. First, it held a Bitcoin address, which he said never came up in conversation, and later changed it to a link to a meme hosted on Imgur.
My sister is local to my dad, so she was coordinating recently with the rest of us further away when he cut his finger off. When she called me, “which finger” was the first question I asked after making sure that he was stable. She hadn’t asked, which was wild to me.
Then, a couple hours later, she called me to tell me that he was out of surgery and aware, etc. She STILL hadn’t asked.
Does something like this make him a fraudulent magician?
I would think so if I ever found out the amazing tricks I watched were just rfid triggers… just me?
That brings up an interesting question: what technologies can magicians use while retaining the art form?
I think it would depend for me.
If they’re using RFID as a replacement for basic sleight of hand, I’d be a little disappointed, but if it’s being used to enhance the show, like trigger another thing to distract the audience while the main illusion is still playing out, I’d find it an innovative way to support the traditional side of the art.
It all comes down to implementation.
Based on the article it looks like it wasn’t even actually being used for magic reasons anymore.
Later:
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They never described the meme. Unbelievable.
My sister is local to my dad, so she was coordinating recently with the rest of us further away when he cut his finger off. When she called me, “which finger” was the first question I asked after making sure that he was stable. She hadn’t asked, which was wild to me.
Then, a couple hours later, she called me to tell me that he was out of surgery and aware, etc. She STILL hadn’t asked.
Non dominant pointer, by the way.