Magic by Misdirection
Author | : Dariel Fitzkee |
Publisher | : Ravenio Books |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
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Author | : Dariel Fitzkee |
Publisher | : Ravenio Books |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
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Author | : Tommy Wonder |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Magic tricks |
ISBN | : 9780945296171 |
Author | : Gustav Kuhn |
Publisher | : MIT Press |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2019-03-12 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 026203946X |
How the scientific study of magic reveals intriguing—and often unsettling—insights into the mysteries of the human mind. What do we see when we watch a magician pull a rabbit out of a hat or read a person's mind? We are captivated by an illusion; we applaud the fact that we have been fooled. Why do we enjoy experiencing what seems clearly impossible, or at least beyond our powers of explanation? In Experiencing the Impossible, Gustav Kuhn examines the psychological processes that underpin our experience of magic. Kuhn, a psychologist and a magician, reveals the intriguing—and often unsettling—insights into the human mind that the scientific study of magic provides.Magic, Kuhn explains, creates a cognitive conflict between what we believe to be true (for example, a rabbit could not be in that hat) and what we experience (a rabbit has just come out of that hat!). Drawing on the latest psychological, neurological, and philosophical research, he suggests that misdirection is at the heart of all magic tricks, and he offers a scientific theory of misdirection. He explores, among other topics, our propensity for magical thinking, the malleability of our perceptual experiences, forgetting and misremembering, free will and mind control, and how magic is applied outside entertaiment—the use of illusion in human-computer interaction, politics, warfare, and elsewhere. We may be surprised to learn how little of the world we actually perceive, how little we can trust what we see and remember, and how little we are in charge of our thoughts and actions. Exploring magic, Kuhn illuminates the complex—and almost magical—mechanisms underlying our daily activities.
Author | : Joshua Jay |
Publisher | : Hachette UK |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2021-09-28 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1523510919 |
Professional magician Joshua Jay's (author of Magic: The Complete Course) brief and fascinating essays offer an inside look at how the very best magicians think about magic, how they practice and put together a show, what inspires them, and the psychology behind creating wonder and being tricked when we expect both, as well as why we seek magic in the first place.
Author | : Henning Nelms |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 351 |
Release | : 2012-04-30 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 0486136787 |
Highly instructive book by a noted authority on the subject analyzes every phase of conjuring, from sleights, devices, misdirection, and controlling audience attention to incorporating patter and the effective use of assistants.
Author | : Monty Witt |
Publisher | : Monty Witt |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 1914-06-15 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : |
Misdirection in it's simplest sense is diverting an audience members attention away from the secret action. Any magician can improve their magic and overall effectiveness by learning the principles of misdirection. What you will learn ... ... why magicians use misdirection. ... when to use misdirection. ... the principles of misdirection. ... the different types of misdirection used by magicians. ... how to use misdirection with different types of magic. ... the correct timing for misdirection. ... why misdirection works. Misdirection is a form of deception in which the attention of an audience is focused on one thing in order to distract its attention from another. Managing the audience's attention is the aim of all magicians. Misdirection is uses by magicians to manipulate the audience's perceptions. This leads them to draw false conclusions. Misdirection is about making sure that your spectators do not see things you do not want them to see.
Author | : Susana Martinez-Conde |
Publisher | : Profile Books |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 2011-02-03 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 1847652956 |
What can magic tell us about ourselves and our daily lives? If you subtly change the subject during an uncomfortable conversation, did you know you're using attentional 'misdirection', a core technique of magic? And if you've ever bought an expensive item you'd sworn never to buy, you were probably unaware that the salesperson was, like an accomplished magician, a master at creating the 'illusion of choice'. Leading neuroscientists Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde meet with magicians from all over the world to explain how the magician's art sheds light on consciousness, memory, attention, and belief. As the founders of the new discipline of NeuroMagic, they combine cutting-edge scientific research with startling insights into the tricks of the magic trade. By understanding how magic manipulates the processes in our brains, we can better understand how we work - in fields from law and education to marketing, health and psychology - for good and for ill.
Author | : Joshua Jay |
Publisher | : Chronicle Books |
Total Pages | : 30 |
Release | : 2020-02-04 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781452159164 |
Do you have the heart of an adventurer and the mind of a magician? If so, renowned magician Joshua Jay is looking for an apprentice—and it just might be you! Joshua Jay writes letters and postcards from every place he performs—more than 50 countries around the world—to test aspiring apprentices' resolve with riddles, codes, and ciphers, and to share the life of a traveling magician. Readers will be amazed when a new postcard appears—as if by magic—in their very own magical mailbox. • Packed with exciting stories and fun facts, a magic trick lesson, origami instructions, a recipe, and more • Set includes box shaped like mailbox with 26 postcards, 6 letters and envelopes and a poster-sized map • Magic Mail promises an unforgettable journey that exposes our world for what it is—truly magical Fans of My Little Mailbox, The Jolly Postman, and Joshua Jay's Amazing Book of Cards will love this set. This set is perfect for: • Gift-givers looking for a unique and deluxe package • Kids who love magic and parents wanting to bring magic into their kids' lives • Families who love traveling
Author | : Jordi Camí |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2022-06-07 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0691239150 |
How magicians exploit the natural functioning of our brains to astonish and amaze us How do magicians make us see the impossible? The Illusionist Brain takes you on an unforgettable journey through the inner workings of the human mind, revealing how magicians achieve their spectacular and seemingly impossible effects by interfering with your cognitive processes. Along the way, this lively and informative book provides a guided tour of modern neuroscience, using magic as a lens for understanding the unconscious and automatic functioning of our brains. We construct reality from the information stored in our memories and received through our senses, and our brains are remarkably adept at tricking us into believing that our experience is continuous. In fact, our minds create our perception of reality by elaborating meanings and continuities from incomplete information, and while this strategy carries clear benefits for survival, it comes with blind spots that magicians know how to exploit. Jordi Camí and Luis Martínez explore the many different ways illusionists manipulate our attention—making us look but not see—and take advantage of our individual predispositions and fragile memories. The Illusionist Brain draws on the latest findings in neuroscience to explain how magic deceives us, surprises us, and amazes us, and demonstrates how illusionists skillfully “hack” our brains to alter how we perceive things and influence what we imagine.
Author | : Peter Lamont |
Publisher | : Univ of Hertfordshire Press |
Total Pages | : 165 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1902806506 |
A useful manual for any magician or curious spectator who wonders why the tricks seem so real, this guide examines the psychological aspects of a magician’s work. Exploring the ways in which human psychology plays into the methods of conjuring rather than focusing on the individual tricks alone, this explanation of the general principles of magic includes chapters on the use of misdirection, sleight of hand, and reconstruction, provides a better understanding of this ancient art, and offers a section on psychics that warns of their deceptive magic skills.