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iForce: Amazing New Magic App By Greg Rostami

Dear greg,

kudos on your app..i made a purchase but im quite the noob with your app...
some questions..

1. What is the tortoise and the hare symbols? I cant seem to play the inter and hard modes...

2. How do u apply the springboard mode as the effect?

Hope u can answer these noob questions to help me appreciate your app and support your future projects...

p.s. it sucks to be stuck at the easy mode...ahaha
 
Hi Superash,

Thank you for purchasing iForce.

At the bottom of the iForce settings page you'll see a button for "Videos".

If you haven't already done so, I HIGHLY recommend watching those videos (There are 8 Total) using a Wi-Fi connection.

Those videos will teach you everything you want to know about iForce. If that doesn't answer your questions, then you can always email me at:

greg@rostamimagic.com

take care,
Greg Rostami
 
iForce 1.1 was released . . .

Hello friends,

Yesterday, Apple approved iForce version 1.1 . . . We've made almost all of the changes and additions to the program that you'd asked for. Here's a list of what's new in iForce v1.1 :

• Added Save/Load Doodle feature
• Removed (codename: Doodle) from application name
• Changed App Store icon to the iForce hand with lightning
• Added new tip popup to show new users how to find the instruction manual
• Instruction video lengths are now displayed
• Made accessing the secret iForce screens less likely to be stumbled upon
• Simultaneously added new "Doodle" application to the App Store for the secret seekers. "Doodle" is a replica of iForce, minus the magic. Encourage your audience to download and try "Doodle". All they will find is a simple painting app. :)

We realize that there is still an issue with iPhones/iPod Touches App stores displaying the Doodle icon for iForce, we're in contact with Apple to try to resolve this. If someone searched for Doodle on a PC or Mac the icons are different, but on an iDevice they are the same.

Randy and I would love to hear some of your thoughts on the new iForce.

all the best,
Greg Rostami
 
m477h3w said:
Nothing seems to have changed, or am I missing something?
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Hi m477h3w,

In the previous version of iForce, if you swiped your 2 fingers on the screen in ANY direction, the secret screen would come up (Even a pinching gesture). That was bad because when you gave iForce out for examination, people sometimes would accidentally find the secret screens.

In the current version of iForce, ONLY a two finger swipe DOWN will reveal the secret screens. This makes "accessing the secret iForce screens less likely to be stumbled upon".

Greg Rostami
 
Greg Rostami said:
Hi m477h3w,

In the previous version of iForce, if you swiped your 2 fingers on the screen in ANY direction, the secret screen would come up (Even a pinching gesture). That was bad because when you gave iForce out for examination, people sometimes would accidentally find the secret screens.

In the current version of iForce, ONLY a two finger swipe DOWN will reveal the secret screens. This makes "accessing the secret iForce screens less likely to be stumbled upon".

Greg Rostami
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Lovely, thank you!!!
 
Hello friends,

First, both Randy and I would like to thank all of you for your support of iForce over the last month. Your generous words and reviews have really inspired us.

Unfortunately, given the secret nature of magic, there's a dark side to what's happened ever since we released iForce.

After 4 days of our release, we noticed an unusually high surge in one star ratings on the App Store. None of those one star ratings had any comments, hence we had no idea why people didn't like our App. We had 3 theories for the one star ratings:

1. People didn't understand iForce
2. Our competition was posting one star ratings
3. The magic community was trying to hide iForce from others

In the last 2 days we now KNOW that almost all of the one star ratings are from reason 3. We started a month ago with a solid 5 star rating, now we're down to 3 stars. Here are a few of the one star ratings:

Amazing!
by holymuffinman on Nov 23, 2009 v1.1
“As long as this app stays on the down low, it will be great. Rate it low so people don’t find out about it.”

Awesom
by stasyschneider on Nov 23, 2009 v1.1
“I love but i dont want everybody to know about it!:)”

Nice
by Ticktack12345 on Nov 23, 2009 v1.1
“This app is awesome. I’m rating it down so word doesn’t get out on it.”

And we suspect that other 1 star ratings are for the same reason as above . . .

Much Too Easy for the Average Spectator to Figure Out
by punkin puss and mushmouse on Nov 1, 2009 v1.0
“Looks kind of cool and I had fun playing around with it, but people are not really fooled and they know the hijinks is app related. Gets boring real fast. I added an extra star to my rating though becuase the developers over-hyping of this app is top notch!”

So . . . what I'm about to say is directed towards the people that have been dishonestly giving us bad ratings.

Giving iForce a one star rating so that it is harder to find will only hurt our ability to produce future fabulous apps like this one. Please, rate the app with an honest rating.

There are almost 7 billion people in the world, and only about 50 million iPhones/iPod Touches. iForce is on a very very small fraction of those devices. The chances of you performing for someone that knows about iForce is 1 in 200,000 . . . trust me, you've got NOTHING to worry about.

We perform iForce more then any other trick. We've NEVER had someone say "I already know about iForce."

We've done SO much to accommodate our users in the magic community:

1. Make iForce affordable to everyone
2. We've put all of our marketing money ONLY in the magic community (we haven't marketed to the general masses)
3. Create Recreation Software with "Doodle" for the secret-seekers
4. Remove all instances of the word "Doodle" in any of the search words for iForce
5. Make sure people don't accidentally stumble onto the secret screens.

So with that said, please help us continue the future development of iForce and our other amazing magic apps. If you haven't done so already, please visit our page on the app store and give us your honest rating.
iForceOnAppStore

I don't wanna sound cliche, but you've only seen the tip of the ice berg.

Thank you for your time,
Greg Rostami
 
I can't imagine anyone is taking what punkin puss and mushmouse has to say seriously.

Don't let a couple of Hanna Barbera cartoon characters get you down.
 
Greg Rostami said:
Sorry buddy there are a couple of holes in your theory,
Meh, you'd make a TERRIBLE Masked app magician. (There would be too many HOLES in your theories . . .)
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P.S. Since you're calling our App "simple" (without even owning it), could you please send me a link to your "complex" App so I can start a thread admiring how "complex" YOUR app is.
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Greg Rostami said:
P.S. I didn't get a link to your app on your previous post . . . could you please post a link to your app so that I can check it out.
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Randy Croucher said:
I can only assume the two one stars ratings with no reviews are either competitors or MadGoat (or they are one and the same).
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Grow up, seriously. It's pretty obvious MadGoat isn't a competitor, but some guy who figured out your gig (you know, the entire point of magic) and called you on it. Your responses to him have not only been rude, but they've been immature and unprofessional. I don't know what you have to gain from being ultra-defensive, but you've assured yourself I won't be buying your app and will definitely not be recommending it to any of my friends, despite the fact that it's pretty cool.

Maybe you'll conduct yourself more professionally next time.
 
Hi Badandy,

Badandy said:
Maybe you'll conduct yourself more professionally next time.
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Here are a few quotes that you failed to mention . . .

Randy and I would like to thank all of you for your support of iForce over the last month. Your generous words and reviews have really inspired us.
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If you're looking for some really interesting uses for iForce I highly recommend this thread over at the Magic Cafe:
http://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/v...6656&forum=273
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Those are just a few samples of the many many quotes across the internet where Randy and I are trying to help our customers with iForce.

I'm sorry if you feel that we have not "conducted ourselves more professionally". I'm also sorry that I've perhaps gotten too emotional than I should have.

All of our customers that we've helped over the last month would say that we've been very prompt and professional.

Take care,
Greg Rostami
 
The iForce Video Contest is ON. WIN $300 !!!

*** THE iForce VIDEO CONTEST IS ON. ***

This is something that we had talked about over a month ago, but we wanted to wait until you had enough of a chance to play with iForce before we started the contest.

1st place prize is $299.99
2nd place prize is an autographed copy of the STUCK! DVD & the upcoming COSMOS2 DVD
3rd place prize is an autographed copy of the STUCK! DVD

The deadline for the video submissions is midnight December 31st 2009 from your time zone (NO exceptions)

Here are the rules of the contest:
1. You must use iForce for the effect
2. You can mix iForce with other magic effects or props if you wish
3. We have the right to use your video to help promote iForce
4. You must post a public video on YouTube (with the ability to comment turned on)
5. The performance should be of an impromptu setting (if your video seems staged with stooges you’ll be disqualified)
6. You could do a video of yourself doing the effect just for the camera, but we will dock you points for not having a live audience.
7. Do not expose the secret(s) of iForce either intensionally or by a poor performance.

Your video will be judged by both Randy and I. We’re going to try to get a few big names in magic to judge as well, but for now it’s just Randy and I. We hope that other celebrities will contact us about being judges.

Your video is going to be judged based on (in order of importance):
1. The Effect
2. The Performance
3. Creativity (originality, cleverness)
4. Video quality (production quality)

If you want to participate in this contest, or if you have any questions, please email me at:
greg@rostamimagic.com

The winners will be announced on RostamiMagic.com as well as The Magic Café (this forum) on January 10th 2010.

Good luck to you all . . . Randy and I can’t wait to see your videos.
Greg Rostami
 
Greg,

First and foremost, thank you for creating such a wonderful and entertaining app.

I have been following this thread since it started. After reading a few of the new posts, moments ago, I figured, "What the heck!". I purchased the app some 15 minutes ago.

Love it!!!! I spent a minute or two reading the instructions and tried the first trick. LOL . . . I cannot wait to read more and see what else this app can do. It's fantastic!

I am waiting for my wife to get home from work. She is going to love this app. However, it's going to be my secret for a bit. :D

This app is going to afford me a ton of laughs when I use this with my kids, nieces, and nephews.

Again . . . Thank you! Keep up the stellar work.
 
What's up with the icon in the App Store on iPhone? Why has it not changed yet? Are Apple giving you hard time? I hope not. :)
 
Win $300 in the 2nd iForce video contest . . .

App store link:
http://cli.gs/iForceOnAppStore

The iForce website:
http://www.rostamimagic.com/iforce/

1st place prize is $300
2nd place prize is an autographed copy of the STUCK! DVD & the upcoming COSMOS2 DVD
3rd place prize is an autographed copy of the STUCK! DVD

We haven't decided on a deadline yet . . . but you can post a video anytime.

Here are the rules of the contest:
1. You must use iForce for the effect
2. You can mix iForce with other magic effects or props if you wish
3. We have the right to use your video to help promote iForce
4. You must post a public video on YouTube (with the ability to comment turned on)
5. The performance should be of an impromptu setting (if your video seems staged with stooges you’ll be disqualified)
6. You could do a video of yourself doing the effect just for the camera, but we will dock you points for not having a live audience.
7. Do not expose the secret(s) of iForce either intensionally or by a poor performance.

Your video will be judged by both Randy and I. We’re going to try to get a few big names in magic to judge as well, but for now it’s just Randy and I. We hope that other celebrities will contact us about being judges.

Your video is going to be judged based on (in order of importance):
1. The Effect
2. The Performance
3. Creativity (originality, cleverness)
4. Video quality (production quality)

If you want to participate in this contest, or if you have any questions, please email me at:
greg@rostamimagic.com

The winners will be announced on RostamiMagic.com

Good luck to you all . . . We can’t wait to see your videos.
Greg Rostami
 
The iForce does not appear to be with me!

:eek:

Hi - what a heavy discussion so far!
I read about the iForce App and had bought it within 10 minutes of syncing my iPod touch - but I can't find out anywhere how it works!!! As far as I can see I've just bought myself a Doodle pad - that's what the trickEE is meant to think - not the trickER (ie ME!)

I don't expect anyone to post on here, or even via PM how this awesome looking App works, but could someone please tell me how I can find out as a genuine purchaser!

I'm desperate to show my kids that their mum is magic!!!

Thank you - awaiting your HEEEEEEEELLLLP!

:confused:
 
Hi mamaboogs,

Sorry you are having trouble with iForce. First of all, make sure you purchased iForce and not the decoy app called Doodle. When you launch iForce it should display instructions on what to do (and it will continue to do so until you have shown it that you know how). If you are still having trouble, Greg can give you direct support by emailing him at greg@rostamimagic.com.

Thanks,
-Randy
 
Just saw this on The Gadget Show (last week's show, Sky+) and was intrigued, so bought it and am now impressed. Neat app that has my daughter thinking her Dad is a genius magician.
 
MadGoat was right

MadGoat was right about how it works. There's no need to get defensive, it's still a well done app, quite clever.

This is what it looks like to democratize magic.
 
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