This is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. An enterprising designer/developer figured out how to rig up two flatscreens with custom software and video so that they not only look like windows that overlook the world’s most scenic vistas, but the view changes as you move around the windows!

The video above is cool enough (I seriously thought it was completely fake the first time I saw it), but you really need to see the “making of” video on the rationalcraft.com site to truly appreciate the genius behind this.

I’ve seen sites that have said that you can buy such a setup for only $3K, but I don’t see any proof of that on the creator’s site. Heck, just the two TVs would cost that much. Regardless of what it costs, if I was rich, I’d get this installed. Imagine if you had this in your bedroom. Every morning you could wake up on the space station, in your mountain fortress, lost in the desert, or on a speeding train. The imagination runs wild. And think about how cool it will be once glasses-free 3D TVs finally come out. It would be a holodeck-like viewing experience.

Sure, for right now, it’s an expensive (but cool) indulgence for people richer than I am. But someday, baby, someday…

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