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jamesrock New user 29 Posts |
So, after a recent lightbulb moment on a sleeper train from London Euston to Aberdeen (I kid you not!) I have created this...
acaan.co If you're familiar with ACAAN (who isn't?!) or have ever been interested in a method that is actually practical, then please do take a look. It is completely free to use, and is based on a concept I genuinely dreamt-up on the train. What's odd is I hadn't even been thinking of magic at the time, let alone a method for this classic of card magic, but I love the end result very much indeed. To the best of my knowledge, this is one of very few methods to allow for a genuinely free choice of card and number from a deck of cards which are presented BEFORE the choices are made. |
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TuneHV Inner circle New York 2063 Posts |
This is identical to Greg Rostami's RA and Max Krause's MACAAN. I would suggest contacting them if you wish to continue making this available.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/racaan/id915053523?mt=8 http://www.maxsmagicshop.com/max-krause-......aan.html |
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IMAGINACIAN Special user In Your Thots 558 Posts |
Btw, there can never ever be a "best" acaan. Every new magic trick is just yet another step in the process of overall evolution.
All the best with it.
There is no better freedom than choice and no better choice than freedom.
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jamesrock New user 29 Posts |
Now updated to use the same aspect ratio as a bicycle card, plus improved card display on iPhone and iPad.
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jamesrock New user 29 Posts |
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On Aug 23, 2018, magicnorm wrote: just go to http://acaan.co in your web browser - I would include a link but I don't know how to emdable HTML or use the alternative on here. |
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rasp Inner circle 1124 Posts |
How is this any different to 'Card Stats'?
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jamesrock New user 29 Posts |
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On Aug 24, 2018, rasp wrote: It's £99.99 cheaper? Although I'm not sure it's exactly the same thing due to lack of description on App Store. |
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The_Mediocre_Gatsby Regular user 169 Posts |
Thanks jamesrock. This is a nice tool to play around with
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reignofsound Inner circle Glasgow, UK 2199 Posts |
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On Aug 24, 2018, jamesrock wrote: Sellers market |
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Greg Rostami V.I.P. Skynet will become self-aware in 2871 Posts |
How is your website different from this?
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doriancaudal Inner circle 1532 Posts |
Just learn John Born's Meant to Be ACAAN, it is the same concept, but done with a real deck. Much much better.
Hands-off ACAAN - freely chosen card and number : http://doriancaudal.wix.com/miracaan
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jamesrock New user 29 Posts |
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On Aug 24, 2018, doriancaudal wrote: a real deck? not stacked? not really sure who you're replying to here? |
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jamesrock New user 29 Posts |
Perhaps I hadn't made the whole concept clear enough from the outset - that's what the accompanying pdf file clears up, I suppose, however, without it, the benefits of this might not be immediately obvious... I'm certainly not suggesting you all buy it!!
The whole point in having approached it like this is to facilitate the possibility of using it on either iPhone or iPad (for example) by a secret hand who can covertly flash the screen to you... so, on stage, someone stood in the wings... you get where I'm going? |
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kissdadookie Inner circle 4275 Posts |
Since you have to stack the deck any way, this is completely unnecessary because one can do ACAAN solo with a known stack of their choice which also has the additional benefit of being able to do other things using that stack (such as using the Aronson stack or Mnemonica for example, where you have built in effects those stacks can be used for). You wouldn't need a confederate. You can control the deck yourself as needed. Asi has a great method for ACAAN that doesn't need a confederate.
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tomd Special user 747 Posts |
Appreciate the link, but like kissdadookie said above.. this is a bit redundant.
I don't want to come across as mean, but just spend a couple of weeks working on Asi Winds version and you have the same thing without any restriction. This variation demands that I create the stack before performance, have an assistant secretly show you where you need to cut, and then find the card to cut to it manually (without knowing where it is because I haven't memorised the stack). It's free, sure, but also highly impractical. Just learn a stack, and pay $12 (or so) for Asi's method. |
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jamesrock New user 29 Posts |
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On Aug 24, 2018, kissdadookie wrote: sure. ok. but the 'app' generates a stack for you and saves it to your device - you can make the stack up once and use it time and again. even with a memorised stack, mentally calculating the correct card to cut-to is surely quite a lot of effort?! it's easy enough to write in code, but to mentally figure-out where their chosen card is in relation to the target position can't be easy?! surely that's why two other people have taken a similar approach? |
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jamesrock New user 29 Posts |
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On Aug 24, 2018, tomd wrote: I think you're missing the point... but ok. Each to their own. |
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kissdadookie Inner circle 4275 Posts |
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On Aug 24, 2018, jamesrock wrote: It's pretty easy actually. LoL. Asi explains the math involved and it's really not that difficult. Using your own stack also means that your deck is set up for other effects that can be done with the stack. For example, there are several poker effects which can be done with the Aronson stack. With a randomly generated stack, it actually has essentially little to no value. Now, if I recall correctly, Marc (wiki book test creator, forgot his last name) has a nice app that can know a spread and I think that idea with a modification can be used for what you are suggesting with yours and it requires no stacks. That actually has utility since it will know a completely random spread. I don't think it can currently do what your app does though but if you think about it, your app would really only be practical and useful IF it had the ability to know a random spread. Ok, now somebody go and make the app I've just described please. It would actually be kind of amazing (ACAAN with a truly borrowed and shuffled by the spectator to their heart's content, holy grail right there). |
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jamesrock New user 29 Posts |
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On Aug 24, 2018, kissdadookie wrote: its marc kerstein - creator of earworm and several others. i think your suggestion is impractical, and over complicates an otherwise simple method. the whole point in it generating a deck for you is simplicity - it's easy enough to make a stack up (5 mins) than it would be to manually input a stack... use it or ignore it - it is free after all. if you prefer another method then use that instead... each to their own. |
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kissdadookie Inner circle 4275 Posts |
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On Aug 24, 2018, jamesrock wrote: Who said anything about having to manually enter a stack? I referenced Marc's app for a reason... duh. Your application is halfway there, it's missing the half that Marc's app has which would make your idea a practical and very useful idea. Think about what I am describing to you here... |
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