A Chess Table Connected To The Internet (video)
Internet chess has been around well before the turn of the century, but a physical Internet chess table, now we’re talking. The DIY project incorporates a low cost projector and webcam. The webcam recognizes your moves (where you’ve placed your players) and sends them to the opponent’s compatible table via an Internet connection. The projector then displays where to move your opponents pieces, thus providing you an almost real time virtual/physical chess game with someone miles away.
Video after the ‘leap’
Christen Costa
Grew up back East, got sick of the cold and headed West. Since I was small I have been pushing buttons - both electronic and human. With an insatiable need for tech I thought "why not start a blog focusing on technology, and use my dislikes and likes to post on gadgets."
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