Pulling a rabbit out of a hat, or tricks of a similar ilk, have dazzled generations of children. But the future of live magic could be under threat thanks to the rise of the YouTube magician. The rising popularity of online videos of tricks is leading to a loss of key skills that could end live magic in years to come.Jamie Raven, who belongs to the Inner Magic Circle, said amateur magicians were increasingly learning their trade behind the camera, perfecting a single trick on film to post for "likes".Although YouTube and social media might heighten interest in magic, the essential skills of interacting with real people and learning how to control and misdirect their attention were being lost, he said.If the obsession for online popularity continued, he said, there would soon be "no magic shows, no live interaction".Raven said online magic has taught people to perform tricks from a particular angle with as many attempts to perfect it as they like. But once they have to perform in real life, any pretence of magic will fall by the wayside. ..