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Marco Tempest: The electric rise and fall of Nikola Tesla
Marco Tempest: L'ascens i la caiguda de l'elèctric Nikola Tesla
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Combinant la projecció controlada i un llibre de desplegables, Marco Tempest ens conta la història de Nikola Tesla d'una manera visualment sorprentent; anomenat "el més gran geek que mai ha existit", va des de la triomfant invenció del corrent altern als seus ruïnosos últims dies.
Marco Tempest - Techno-illusionist
Marco Tempest is a cyber illusionist, combining magic and technology to produce astonishing illusions. Full bio
Marco Tempest is a cyber illusionist, combining magic and technology to produce astonishing illusions. Full bio
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00:17
As a magician, I'm always interested in performances that incorporate elements of illusion.
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Com a mag, sempre m'han interessat les actuacions que incorporen il·lusions.
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And one of the most remarkable was the tanagra theater, which was popular in the
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I una de les il·lusions més interessants era el teatre tanagra, molt popular
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early part of the 20th century.
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a principis del segle 20.
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It used mirrors
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Se servia de miralls
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to create the illusion of tiny people
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per crear la il·lusió de gent diminuta
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performing on a miniature stage. Now, I won't use mirrors,
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actuant en un escenari també diminut. Ara, no utilitzaré miralls,
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but this is my digital tribute to the tanagra theater.
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però aquest és el meu homenatge particular al teatre tanagra.
00:43
So let the story begin.
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Que comenci la història.
00:50
On a dark and stormy night -- really! --
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En una nit fosca i tempestuosa... De debò!
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it was the 10th of July, 1856.
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... era el 10 de juliol del 1856.
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Lightning lit the sky,
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Els llamps il·luminaven la nit,
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and a baby was born.
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i va néixer un nadó.
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His name was Nikola,
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El seu nom era Nikola,
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Nikola Tesla.
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Nikola Tesla.
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Now the baby grew into a very smart guy.
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Sabeu, aquest nadó va esdevenir un tiu molt llest.
01:10
Let me show you.
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Deixeu que us ho ensenyi.
01:12
Tesla, what is 236 multiplied by 501?
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Tesla, quant són 236 per 501?
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Nikola Tesla: The result is 118,236.
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Nikola Tesla: El resultat és 118 236
01:24
Marco Tempest: Now Tesla's brain worked in the most extraordinary way.
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Marco Tempest: Doncs, el cervell d'en Tesla funcionava d'una manera extraordinària.
01:29
When a word was mentioned,
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Quan s'esmentava un mot,
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an image of it
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una imatge d'aquest mot
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instantly appeared in his mind.
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apareixia a la seva ment a l'instant.
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Tree. Chair. Girl.
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Arbre. Cadira. Noia.
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They were hallucinations, which vanished
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Eren al·lucinacions, que s'esvaïen
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the moment he touched them.
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en el moment que les tocava.
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Probably a form of synesthesia.
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Probablement una mena de sinestèsia.
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But it was something
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Però, més endavant va convertir aquesta condició
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he later turned to his advantage.
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al seu favor.
01:55
Where other scientists would play in their laboratory,
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Mentre els altres científics jugàven al seu laboratori,
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Tesla created his inventions in his mind.
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en Tesla construïa els invents a la seva ment.
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NT: To my delight, I discovered I could visualize my inventions with the greatest facility.
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NT: Em va impressionar descobrir que podia visualitzar els meus invents amb gran facilitat.
02:09
MT: And when they worked in the vivid playground of his imagination,
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MT: I només quan funcionaven en el seu món imaginari,
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he would build them in his workshop.
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era quan les construïa al seu taller.
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NT: I needed no models, drawings or experiments.
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NT: No em calen models ni dibuixos o experiments,
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I could picture them as real in my mind,
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Els imagino tal com serien en la meva ment,
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and there I run it, test it and improve it.
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i allà els faig funcionar, provo i milloro.
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Only then do I construct it.
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És llavors quan els construeixo.
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MT: His great idea
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MT: La seva gran idea
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was alternating current.
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era el corrent altern.
02:33
But how could he convince the public that
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Però, com podia convèncer a la població
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the millions of volts required to make it work were safe?
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que els milions de volts necessaris eren segurs?
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To sell his idea,
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Per poder vendre la seva idea,
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he became a showman.
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va crear un seguit d'espectacles.
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NT: We are at the dawn of a new age,
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NT: Som en l'albada d'una nova era,
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the age of electricity.
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l'era de l'electricitat.
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I have been able, through careful invention, to
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Jo he aconseguit, a través dels meus invents,
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transmit, with the mere flick of a switch,
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poder transmetre, prement un interruptor,
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electricity across the ether.
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electricitat a trevés de l'èter.
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It is the magic of science.
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És la màgia de la ciència.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
03:07
Tesla has over 700 patents to his name:
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En Tesla té més de 700 patents registrades a nom seu:
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radio, wireless telegraphy,
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ràdio, telègraf inalàmbric,
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remote control, robotics.
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comandament a distància, robòtica.
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He even photographed the bones of the human body.
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Fins i tot va fotografiar els òssos del cos humà.
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But the high point was the realization of a childhood dream:
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Però el seu zènit va ser realitzar el seu somni d'infantesa:
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harnessing the raging powers of Niagara Falls,
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l'aprofitament de la potència brutal de les Cascades del Niàgara,
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and bringing light to the city.
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i duu la llum a la ciutat.
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But Tesla's success didn't last.
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Però l'èxit d'en Tesla no va durar.
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NT: I had bigger ideas.
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NT: Tenia idees majors.
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Illuminating the city was only the beginning.
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Il·luminar la ciutat era només el començament.
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A world telegraphy center -- imagine news,
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Un centre de telègraf mundial; imagina notícies,
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messages, sounds, images delivered to
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missatges, sons, imatges adreçades a
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any point in the world
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qualssevol lloc del món
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instantly and wirelessly.
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instantàniament i sense fils.
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MT: It's a great idea; it was a huge project. Expensive, too.
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MT: És una gran idea; era un projecte enorme. I car.
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NT: They wouldn't give me the money.
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NT: No em volíen donar diners.
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MT: Well, maybe you shouldn't have told them it could be used to contact other planets.
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MT: Bé, potser no els hauries d'haver dit que es podria contactar amb altres planetes.
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NT: Yes, that was a big mistake.
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NT: Sí, en això vaig fallar.
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MT: Tesla's career as an inventor never recovered.
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MT: La carrera d'en Tesla com a inventor no es va acabar de recuperar mai.
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He became a recluse.
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Va tornar-se un reclús.
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Dodged by death,
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Esquivant la mort,
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he spent much of his time
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va passar molt del seu temps
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in his suite at the Waldorf-Astoria.
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a la seva suite al Waldorf-Astoria.
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NT: Everything I did, I did for mankind,
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NT: Tot el que vaig fer, era pel bé de la humanitat,
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for a world where there would be no humiliation of the poor by the violence of the rich,
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per un món on no hi hagués humiliació del pobre per la violència del ric,
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where products of intellect, science and art
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on els productes de l'intel·lecte, la ciència i l'art
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will serve society for the betterment and beautification of life.
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servissin a la societat per la millora i enaltiment de la vida.
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MT: Nikola Tesla died on the 7th of
January, 1943.
January, 1943.
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MT: En Nikola Tesla va morir el 7 de gener de 1943.
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His final resting place
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El lloc on descansen les seves despulles
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is a golden globe that contains his ashes
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és una esfera daurada que conté les seves cendres
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at the Nikola Tesla Museum in Belgrade.
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al Museu Nikola Tesla, a Belgrad.
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His legacy is with us still.
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El seu llegat és encara amb nosaltres.
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Tesla became the man who lit the world,
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En Teslta va ser l'home que va il·luminar el món,
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but this was only the beginning.
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però això només era el començament.
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Tesla's insight was profound.
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La seva comprensió era vasta.
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NT: Tell me, what will man do when the forests disappear,
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NT: Diga'm, què faràn els humans quan els boscos desapareixin,
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and the coal deposits are exhausted?
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i els dipòsits de carbó d'acabin?
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MT: Tesla thought he had the answer.
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MT: En Teslta pensava que tenia la resposta.
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We are still asking the question.
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Nosaltres encara ens fem la pregunta.
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Thank you.
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Gràcies.
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(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Marco Tempest - Techno-illusionistMarco 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.
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