Idea Lab
Projects
Things Joshua has made outside of performing: interactive art, a couple of small AI products, an installation concept, a TV project and a book. Most of them you can try right now.
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Latent Liminal
An endless liminal world you can walk through, shaped by sixteen dials. Type a few words and the space changes to match.
Enter the world →Airship Simulator
A walk-in airship cockpit for festivals. Guests step aboard and fly above the crowd in real time, without ever leaving the ground.
Take the flight →JustText.ai
Expert-level AI help by plain text message. No app, no login. Just text (866) 604-2755 and ask.
See how it works →Cut the Möbius
Cut a paper Möbius strip down the middle, guess what happens, then cut again. A topology lesson that plays like a magic trick.
Pick up the scissors →Monster.Pal
A giant friendly monster that fills your screen and talks back out loud. Silly, but it can actually help.
Say hello →The Tell
Silicon Valley Spies: a limited series about a corporate mentalist working the tech-party circuit, drawn from real headlines about tech espionage.
Enter the world →07 · The book
Capacity Overhang
How AI Reveals the Hidden Power of Human Creativity. A book about the gap between what people can make and what they think they can make, and how AI is closing it. Written from a magician's point of view, with stories from a small creative studio.
The manuscript is complete. Publishers, agents and event organizers can request the reviewer's edition.
Request the manuscriptComing soon
A new release with Paul Harris
Joshua has been working on something new with his longtime mentor and collaborator Paul Harris, the magician behind The Art of Astonishment. Details are still under wraps.
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Magic creations
- WINGS, Animate & Restore, INKCommercial magic effects co-created with magician Paul Harris.
- Magic MagazineA 7-page feature on his original routines.
- Film & TV effectsSpecial effects and magic consulting for The Ellen DeGeneres Show and DreamworksTV.
- DirectorDirected instructional films for Paul Harris, and co-founded Boardwalk Magic at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
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