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Apr 15th '10, 05:42 PM
<p><a href="http://www.rationalcraft.com/Winscape.html"><img alt="" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/04/4-15-10-winscapemain600.png" vspace="4" border="1" /></a></p> <p>We have not modified the above picture in any way -- Scout's Honor. That's a real baby, wearing a real IR necklace that interacts with a real <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/wiimote">Wiimote</a>. What's not real, of course, is the view of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge. <em>That</em> is generated by Ryan Hoagland's DIY virtual window, a brilliant pastiche of interior design, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/redone">RED ONE</a> footage and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/21/diy-head-tracker-takes-wiimote-hacking-to-dizzying-new-heights/ ">Johnny Chung Lee-style headtracking</a>, all directed to your eyes by a Mac Pro feeding a pair of plasma screens. As the viewer moves around, dual 1080p images move the opposite direction, providing the convincing illusion of looking out a real pane of glass at the incredibly detailed scenery beyond. Exciting? Then you'll be giggling like Jr. when you hear it's for sale. After spending a year figuring out how to mount, drive and cool the whole shebang, Hoagland would like you to have one too; he plans to have basic kits ready by July for under $3000. Watch baby-powered plasma in motion after the break, as well as a sweet time-lapse video of the build process. </p> <p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:c008a35b-3c07-4210-b828-fe85e6a8d287" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><div id="1e188f5a-665b-4987-a417-af13fd61a461" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqu9NuINKbc" target="_new"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_e7v1e1dwY4A/S8ePkK8guiI/AAAAAAAADoI/icTjHKbU4Ks/video85f4fd62e2d3%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('1e188f5a-665b-4987-a417-af13fd61a461'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/Vqu9NuINKbc&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/Vqu9NuINKbc&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> </p> <div class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:800fce02-b83f-43e2-89eb-9d6886055c9b" style="padding-right: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 0px"><div id="79ac3c17-fa9d-49c3-9fcd-9854213e7948" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JsNpjpT1wg" target="_new"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_e7v1e1dwY4A/S8ePk3c3dDI/AAAAAAAADoM/ULg7ylMwob8/video7a2e9c95a5f7%5B3%5D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('79ac3c17-fa9d-49c3-9fcd-9854213e7948'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/4JsNpjpT1wg&hl=en\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/4JsNpjpT1wg&hl=en\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/15/winscape-virtual-window-features-wiimote-headtracking-absolutel/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EngadgetHd+%28Engadget+HD%29">Winscape virtual window features Wiimote headtracking, absolutely made of win -- Engadget</a></p> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6214430959664794120-5915639602296792107?l=ooedbone.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div><br />