ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Marco Tempest - Techno-illusionist
Marco Tempest is a cyber illusionist, combining magic and technology to produce astonishing illusions.

Why you should listen

The Swiss magician began his performing career as a stage magician and manipulator, winning awards and establishing an international reputation. His interest in computer-generated imageryled him to incorporate video and digital technology in his work — and eventually to the development of a new form of contemporary illusion. The expansion of the Internet and social media provided more opportunities for digital illusions and ways of interacting with audiences and creating magically augmented realities. Tempest is a keen advocate of the open source community, working with artists, writers and technologists to create new experiences and research the practical uses of the technology of illusion. He is a Director’s Fellow at the MIT Media Lab.

More profile about the speaker
Marco Tempest | Speaker | TED.com
TEDGlobal 2011

Marco Tempest: Augmented reality, techno-magic

Marco Tempest: realidad aumentada, tecno-magia

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Mediante técnicas de prestidigitación y valiéndose de una narración encantadora, el ilusionista Marco Tempest da vida a un alegre monigote en el escenario de TEDGlobal.
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So magicmagia is a very introvertedintrovertido fieldcampo.
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La magia es algo muy introvertido.
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While scientistscientíficos regularlyregularmente publishpublicar theirsu latestúltimo researchinvestigación,
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Los científicos siempre publican sus últimas investigaciones,
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we magiciansmagos do not like to sharecompartir our methodsmétodos and secretsmisterios.
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pero los magos no compartimos nuestros métodos y secretos
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That's truecierto even amongstentre peerspares.
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ni con los pares.
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But if you look at creativecreativo practicepráctica as a formformar of researchinvestigación,
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Viendo la práctica creativa como investigación
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or artart as a formformar of R&D for humanityhumanidad,
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o el arte como forma de I+D para la humanidad
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then how could a cybercyber illusionistilusionista like myselfmí mismo
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¿cómo podría compartir su investigación
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sharecompartir his researchinvestigación?
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un ciberilusionista como yo?
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Now my ownpropio specialityespecialidad is combiningcombinatorio digitaldigital technologytecnología and magicmagia.
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Mi especialidad es una mezcla de tecnología digital y magia.
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And about threeTres yearsaños agohace,
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Y hace unos tres años
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I startedempezado an exerciseejercicio
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empecé a ejercitar
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in opennessfranqueza and inclusivenessinclusividad
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una apertura e inclusión
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by reachingalcanzando out into the open-sourcefuente abierta softwaresoftware communitycomunidad
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en la comunidad de software de código abierto,
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to createcrear newnuevo digitaldigital toolsherramientas for magicmagia --
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a crear nuevas herramientas de magia
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toolsherramientas that could eventuallyfinalmente be sharedcompartido with other artistsartistas
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-herramientas para compartir, eventualmente, con otros artistas-
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to startcomienzo them off furtherpromover on in the processproceso
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para hacerlos avanzar en el proceso
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and to get them to the poetrypoesía fasterMás rápido.
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y en la poesía más rápidamente.
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TodayHoy, I'd like to showespectáculo you something whichcual camevino out of these collaborationscolaboraciones.
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Hoy quisiera mostrarles algo que surgió de estas colaboraciones.
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It's an augmentedaumentado realityrealidad
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Es un sistema de seguimiento y mapeo
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projectionproyección trackingrastreo and mappingcartografía systemsistema,
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de proyecciones de realidad aumentada;
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or a digitaldigital storytellingcontar historias toolherramienta.
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una herramienta de narración digital.
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Could we bringtraer down the lightsluces please? Thank you.
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¿Podrían bajar las luces, por favor? Gracias.
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So let's give this a try.
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Probemos esto.
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And I'm going to use it
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Voy a usarlo
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to give you my take
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para darles mi visión
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on the stuffcosas of life.
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de las cosas de la vida.
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TerriblyTerriblemente sorry. I forgotolvidó the floorpiso.
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Lo siento mucho. Olvidé el piso.
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WakeDespertar up.
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Despierta.
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Hey.
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Oye.
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Come on.
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Vamos.
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Please.
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Por favor.
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Come on.
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Vamos.
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AhAh, sorry about that.
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Lo siento.
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ForgotOlvidó this.
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Olvidé esto.
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Give it anotherotro try.
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Prueba de nuevo.
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Okay.
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Bueno.
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He figuredfigurado out the systemsistema.
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Él descubrió el sistema.
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(LaughterRisa)
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Uh oh.
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Oh, oh.
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All right. Let's try this.
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Está bien. Probemos esto.
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Come on.
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Vamos.
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Hey.
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Oye.
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You heardoído her, go aheadadelante.
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La oíste, adelante.
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Bye-byeAdiós.
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Adiós.
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Translated by Sebastian Betti
Reviewed by Francisco Gnecco

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Marco Tempest - Techno-illusionist
Marco Tempest is a cyber illusionist, combining magic and technology to produce astonishing illusions.

Why you should listen

The Swiss magician began his performing career as a stage magician and manipulator, winning awards and establishing an international reputation. His interest in computer-generated imageryled him to incorporate video and digital technology in his work — and eventually to the development of a new form of contemporary illusion. The expansion of the Internet and social media provided more opportunities for digital illusions and ways of interacting with audiences and creating magically augmented realities. Tempest is a keen advocate of the open source community, working with artists, writers and technologists to create new experiences and research the practical uses of the technology of illusion. He is a Director’s Fellow at the MIT Media Lab.

More profile about the speaker
Marco Tempest | Speaker | TED.com

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