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.

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TEDGlobal 2011

Marco Tempest: Augmented reality, techno-magic

Marco Tempest: Realitat augmentada, tecnomàgia

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Mitjançant tècniques de prestidigitació i valent-se d'una narració encantadora, l'il·lusionista Marco Tempest dóna vida a un alegre personatge a l'escenari de TEDGlobal.
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La màgia és una disciplina
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While scientistscientífics regularlyregularment publishpublicar theirels seus latestel més recent researchrecerca,
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Mentre que els científics acostumen a
publicar les seves investigacions,
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we magiciansmags do not like to shareCompartir our methodsmètodes and secretssecrets.
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a nosaltres, els mags, no ens agrada
compartir els nostres mètodes i secrets.
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That's trueveritat even amongstentre peerscompanys.
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Ni tan sols entre nosaltres.
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But if you look at creativecreatiu practicepràctica as a formforma of researchrecerca,
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Però si entenem la pràctica creativa
com una forma d'investigació,
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or artart as a formforma of R&D for humanityhumanitat,
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o l'art com una forma de R+D
per a la humanitat,
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then how could a cyberCyber illusionistilusionista like myselfjo mateix
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com podria un ciberil·lusionista com jo
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shareCompartir his researchrecerca?
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compartir la seva recerca?
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Now my ownpropi specialityespecialitat is combiningcombinant digitaldigital technologytecnologia and magicmàgia.
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La meva especialitat és combinar
la tecnologia digital amb la màgia.
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And about threetres yearsanys agofa,
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I fa uns tres anys
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I startedva començar an exerciseexercici
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vaig començar un exercici
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in opennessobertura and inclusivenessinclusivitat
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d'iniciació i inclusió
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by reachingarribar out into the open-sourcecodi obert softwareprogramari communitycomunitat
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accedint a la comunitat
de software de codi lliure
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to createcrear newnou digitaldigital toolseines for magicmàgia --
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per crear noves eines digitals
per fer màgia.
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toolseines that could eventuallyeventualment be sharedcompartit with other artistsartistes
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Eines que es podrien
compartir amb altres artistes
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to startcomençar them off furthermés lluny on in the processprocés
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per no haver de partir sempre de zero
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and to get them to the poetrypoesia fastermés ràpid.
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i així arribar al clímax
més rápidament.
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TodayAvui, I'd like to showespectacle you something whichquin cameva venir out of these collaborationscol·laboracions.
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Avui voldria mostrar-vos una cosa
que és fruit d'aquesta col·laboració.
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It's an augmentedaugmentat realityrealitat
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És una realitat augmentada,
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projectionprojecció trackingseguiment and mappingcartografia systemsistema,
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un sistema de seguiment i mapatge,
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or a digitaldigital storytellingnarració de contes tooleina.
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o una eina de narració digital.
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Could we bringportar down the lightsllums please? Thank you.
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Podríeu atenuar els llums, si us plau?
Gràcies.
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So let's give this a try.
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Provem-la.
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And I'm going to use it
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La faré servir
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to give you my take
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per donar-vos la meva visió
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on the stuffcoses of life.
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de les coses de la vida.
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"LES COSES DE LA VIDA"
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TerriblyTerriblement sorry. I forgotoblidat the floorpis.
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Em sap molt de greu.
M'havia oblidat del terra.
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WakeEstela up.
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Desperta.
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Hey.
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Ei!
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Come on.
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Vinga!
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(MusicMúsica)
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Please.
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Per favor.
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(MusicMúsica)
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Come on.
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Vinga!
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AhAh, sorry about that.
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Ah! Perdó.
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ForgotHas oblidat this.
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Me n'havia oblidat.
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Give it anotherun altre try.
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Prova-ho de nou.
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Okay.
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Bé.
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He figuredimaginat out the systemsistema.
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Ha descobert com funciona.
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(LaughterRiure)
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(Rialles)
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Uh oh.
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Ostres!
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All right. Let's try this.
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D'acord. Provem això.
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Come on.
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Vinga!
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Hey.
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Ei, mira!
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You heardescoltat her, go aheadendavant.
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Ja l'has sentit, endavant.
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Bye-byeAdéu.
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Adéu!
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Translated by Marta Ruiz Limas
Reviewed by Guillermo Parra

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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