My version of DFB (Free WebApp)
I've been coding this little tool with AI for a while now for my own mentalism routines, and I figured I'd share it in case anyone else finds it useful. It's basically my adaptation of the concept of Digital Force Bag (DFB) (it doesn't work exactly like the original).
The idea is to be able to force an item at any position in a list, injecting it in real-time seamlessly.
How does the system work step-by-step?
The Setup: In the hidden "Magic Settings" panel, you can create your list (for example, "Characters"). There you enter your Force Item (e.g., Homer Simpson) and, below it, add the filler items. It's important to always separate them with a comma and a space (e.g., Batman, Spiderman, Superman, ...).
The Free Choice: During the performance, the spectator names any number (let's say they choose 42).
The Hidden Input (The PIN): You wake up the screen to unlock the fake "iPhone". To discreetly transmit the number to the app, you can type in any PIN you want, with the sole condition that the first and last digits must match the spectator's number. If they said 42, your PIN could be 4782 or 4002. That way, the app already knows which position to place the force at.
The Reveal: You open the "Notes" app, go into your "Characters" folder, and hand the phone to the spectator. As they scroll down the list, exactly at position 42, there's Homer Simpson.
Customization options
To prevent any suspicion and make it look like your actual personal phone, he added options to customize almost everything:
Custom Wallpaper: You can upload a photo from your gallery for the lock screen.
Custom Home Screen: You can change the default app icons and add new fake apps to make the layout look as close as possible to your real phone (I've attached some iOS icons at the end of the post that you can download by right-clicking, or you can just search for them online).
Multiple lists: You can add more than one list to have different routines ready to go.
No downloads needed: Everything runs directly in the browser.
(Quick tip: when you open the link on your phone, tap the rectangle with two lines underneath that appears in the toolbar. Once you tap it, you should see a function called "Hide Toolbar". Once you select it, it reduces the bar鈥攊t doesn't completely eliminate it, but it's a solution that nobody has caught me on so far (I don't know if you can do something similar on Android). If anyone knows how to completely remove it, I'd appreciate you letting me know).
I'm open to any suggestions for improvement.
Recommendation: when making the lists, you can ask the AI to generate them for you with this simple prompt: "Create a list of 99 [List name. E.g.: characters] separated by a comma and a space, and do not include [Item you want to force. E.g.: Homer Simpson]. If any of the items contain a comma in their name, replace it with a space"
This way, you'll just have to copy and paste it into the corresponding section.
P.S. Every time you visit the site, you don't need to re-enter your settings鈥攅verything is saved automatically.