Southpaw
Well-Known Member
I am not a seasoned practitioner of advanced strategies, nor do I claim to be, but there is one common theme I have heard about regarding ST'ing and HC'ing: the need for visual acuity.
I imagine that the variety of visual acuity needed for HC'ing is much different than that called for by ST'ing. With ST'ing, you are going to need to be able to differentiate between discard trays (and lying stacks) that differ by only a few cards, whereas with HC'ing, I imagine one would need to be able to quickly identify what was seen, after only partially seeing the card for fractions of a second.
Last night, with this in mind, I recalled an old story that my relatives had told me long ago. Whether or not the story is accurate (I'm sure google could quickly confirm or deny this) is not the matter here; rather, it is the theme. The story goes as follows. Supposedly, back in their day, movie theatres had been found guilty of inserting frames of ice splashing into coca-cola and etcetera into their films. Because the human brain cannot (consciously at least) recognize a single-frame that flashes in front of their eyes, the audience members were not aware that this was happening. However, the story goes on to say that authorities had found that the arrival of the subliminal messages correlated very well with a more than normal number of persons getting out of their seats to go to visit the concession stands.
Now, let me distinguish what I am about to discuss here from a matter that would be more appropriate for the voodoo forum. What I am NOT suggesting is that we have another discussion regarding intuition and guessing what the hole-card is if you think your subconscious picked up an image of it. This is not the matter.
What I am thinking of doing is creating a few videos--for those that are curious--that help one determine for how many frames the card has to be flashed, so that it can be consciously recognized. What I would do is make a video (probably containing scenes from some of my favorite movies / videos) that every so often flashes an image of a playing card. The first time it will flash for only one frame, then two frames, then three, and etc. After each flash will be commentary like the following, "Did you miss it? That was 'x' frames."
Obviously this project will not be intended to serve as any form of training for spotting a hole-card. Rather, it will be an interesting experiment that will give one an idea as to how long a card has to be flashed for their conscious mind to recognize it. Perhaps, it will be interesting to see how everyone does compared to others. Perhaps, if some HC'ers chime in, it might be interesting to see how many frames the card had to be flashed for them to recognize the card.
Will there be any interest for such a serious of videos?
Good Cards,
Spaw
P.S.--I wouldn't mind if someone stole the idea and made the vids themselves, as I wouldn't be able to begin the project for at least a few weeks. My schedule is crazy right now.
I imagine that the variety of visual acuity needed for HC'ing is much different than that called for by ST'ing. With ST'ing, you are going to need to be able to differentiate between discard trays (and lying stacks) that differ by only a few cards, whereas with HC'ing, I imagine one would need to be able to quickly identify what was seen, after only partially seeing the card for fractions of a second.
Last night, with this in mind, I recalled an old story that my relatives had told me long ago. Whether or not the story is accurate (I'm sure google could quickly confirm or deny this) is not the matter here; rather, it is the theme. The story goes as follows. Supposedly, back in their day, movie theatres had been found guilty of inserting frames of ice splashing into coca-cola and etcetera into their films. Because the human brain cannot (consciously at least) recognize a single-frame that flashes in front of their eyes, the audience members were not aware that this was happening. However, the story goes on to say that authorities had found that the arrival of the subliminal messages correlated very well with a more than normal number of persons getting out of their seats to go to visit the concession stands.
Now, let me distinguish what I am about to discuss here from a matter that would be more appropriate for the voodoo forum. What I am NOT suggesting is that we have another discussion regarding intuition and guessing what the hole-card is if you think your subconscious picked up an image of it. This is not the matter.
What I am thinking of doing is creating a few videos--for those that are curious--that help one determine for how many frames the card has to be flashed, so that it can be consciously recognized. What I would do is make a video (probably containing scenes from some of my favorite movies / videos) that every so often flashes an image of a playing card. The first time it will flash for only one frame, then two frames, then three, and etc. After each flash will be commentary like the following, "Did you miss it? That was 'x' frames."
Obviously this project will not be intended to serve as any form of training for spotting a hole-card. Rather, it will be an interesting experiment that will give one an idea as to how long a card has to be flashed for their conscious mind to recognize it. Perhaps, it will be interesting to see how everyone does compared to others. Perhaps, if some HC'ers chime in, it might be interesting to see how many frames the card had to be flashed for them to recognize the card.
Will there be any interest for such a serious of videos?
Good Cards,
Spaw
P.S.--I wouldn't mind if someone stole the idea and made the vids themselves, as I wouldn't be able to begin the project for at least a few weeks. My schedule is crazy right now.
