Illusions

Winscape Virtual Window

Posted By Guest on March 21, 2011

Want to Wake Up in San Francisco or Paris? Turn Two HDTVs into a Virtual Window to the World with 3D Perspective
Winscape Virtual Window

Winscape is a DIY project that features two HD plasmas in faux window frames that display whatever scene you’d like to see out your window. Using a Wiimote, the setup even detects your position in the room and shifts the perspective screens' high-resolution video to create the illusion of looking out a real window.Read More

Optical Illusion the Size of a City

Posted By Guest on October 29, 2009

Optical Illusion the Size of a City

Illusions expert Felice Varini has taken on the challenge of working at the scale of a small city village, superimposing perfect circles on the town of Vercorin in the Swiss Alps. From inside the village, the graphic is fragmented and impossible to read, but from a nearby vantage point, the lines come together to form a series of rings.Read More