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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kamikaze on September 14, 2004, 07:39:12 pm

Title: The world outside the window.
Post by: Kamikaze on September 14, 2004, 07:39:12 pm

http://www.hoagy.org/virtualwindow

A really cool project someone did with spare LCDs. They made fake windows hooked up to computers.

You could simulate living under water, in an elven forest, on a boat or whatever with that.

Title: The world outside the window.
Post by: an0n on September 14, 2004, 08:00:51 pm

Pff.

It's just an Honorverse rip off.

Title: The world outside the window.
Post by: Unknown Target on September 14, 2004, 08:04:25 pm

Or maybe it's a guy doing something in real life???? NO! IMPOSSIBLE!


is feeling sarcastic tonight

Title: The world outside the window.
Post by: Nuke on September 14, 2004, 08:09:02 pm

aye, talk about rich no lifers.

Title: The world outside the window.
Post by: Taristin on September 14, 2004, 08:23:00 pm

Actually, that is pretty cool. Especially if you're stuck in a city apartment with no view, or  you live in the urbany suburbs of NY with barely any view. Plus, I'd love to have a fake skyline of some city animated out of a 'window' somewhere. It would be cool.  Although, nothing beats the real thing...

Title: The world outside the window.
Post by: Goober5000 on September 14, 2004, 08:41:27 pm

"Broadcasting beautiful views 24 hours a day.  You're tuned to the Scenery Channel."

A cookie to whoever recognizes that quote. :)

Title: The world outside the window.
Post by: mrfun on September 14, 2004, 08:50:30 pm

Back to the future 2 I think

Title: The world outside the window.
Post by: phreak on September 14, 2004, 08:52:13 pm

Conan o brien fake satellite channel spots.

Title: The world outside the window.
Post by: Goober5000 on September 14, 2004, 08:58:03 pm

A cookie to Mr. Fun. :)

Title: The world outside the window.
Post by: mrfun on September 14, 2004, 08:59:00 pm

Mmmmmm.... coookies....

Title: The world outside the window.
Post by: an0n on September 14, 2004, 09:00:37 pm

I feel I should note that they're flat and will look absolute **** unless viewed from head-on.

Title: The world outside the window.
Post by: IceFire on September 14, 2004, 10:13:06 pm

Not terribly impressed...I think this sort of thing is great for displaying art that changes or displaying a live scene...but not really for trying to fool yourself into believing something is outside your wall that isn't.

For the deception, it doesn't look too good, for other purposes it sounds really nifty :)

Title: The world outside the window.
Post by: Sandwich on September 14, 2004, 11:59:22 pm

Did anyone else notice the sheer stupidity of this guy? Look at the footer:

[q]

How do I contact the idiot that made this?


Email "rh vwindow at hoagy .org" removing the spaces and converting at to @.

[/q]

:wtf:

Title: The world outside the window.
Post by: StratComm on September 15, 2004, 12:03:54 am

ROFLAMO!

Honestly, the only thing that would actually notice are the nitpickers and webcrawlers, which is precisely why you don't want your email posted in unaltered form.

Title: The world outside the window.
Post by: Clave on September 15, 2004, 01:10:39 am

An interesting idea, very badly executed - those cables draw the eye like a road accident....

Title: The world outside the window.
Post by: aldo_14 on September 15, 2004, 03:35:18 am

I'd rather just move to somewhere with a better view, to be perfectly honest.  Actually, I alray have a bloody great view out over a loch & golf course, so I don't even need to move.  Hurray!

(also - power bills!?)