Series
Object Detection from Scratch
2 articles in this series
38 min total read
By Arthur Costa
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Part 1Featured
Object Detection from Scratch: Part 1 - Why This Project Is Worth Building
Why a Magic: The Gathering card detector is a serious engineering project, not a toy demo. Part 1 frames the product problem, the architecture, and the technical journey ahead.
Mar 15, 2026•18 min read•
AArthur Costa
AArthur Costa
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Part 2
Object Detection from Scratch: Part 2 - Dataset, Labels, and the Reality of Training Data
Part 2 examines the dataset behind the MTG detector: splits, YOLO labels, class design, annotation noise, and why data quality sets the real performance ceiling.
Apr 15, 2026•20 min read•AArthur Costa
AArthur Costa