Cool but creepy. How about just build non-gulag style buildings with exposure to actual sunlight?
Places that are cloudy and have very short days?
CoeLux: Artificial Sunlight That’s Real Enough to Trick Your Camera and Brain
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#52I'm looking up at my square white ceiling wondering what it would be like if the entire surface was this CoeLux panel. Imagine a vibrant blue sky with a beautiful sun tracking its way across your ceiling all day. I think it could be breathtaking. This is the type of 'simple' invention that you could never really anticipate but changes the future profoundly.
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#53I'm looking up at my square white ceiling wondering what it would be like if the entire surface was this CoeLux panel. Imagine a vibrant blue sky with a beautiful sun tracking its way across your ceiling all day. I think it could be breathtaking. This is the type of 'simple' invention that you could never really anticipate but changes the future profoundly.
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#54I'm photophobic and am guaranteed a migraine when in direct sunlight or high contrast lighting environments. Diffused, evenly lit indoor environments are my safe harbor without dark/polarized/full-cover sunglasses. Please don't take that from those of us that'd love outdoor lighting, but physically cannot tolerate it.
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#55I know it would be a tremendous waste of energy, but could you imagine spacecraft having a relaxation room like this?
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#56Appears that the light is stationary, which to me seems like it'd be a bit creepy.
The company's website suggests that you can change the position of the sun, presumably there's nothing preventing you from modifying it on a timer or slider.
Actually, the light is set at a certain angle and can't be changed [0]. They let you choose between different angles – 60º, 45º, and 30º (mounted on the wall). They say that they are working on allowing for light adjustment in the future [1].
(Not your fault though - their website is pretty sparse on information.)
[0] http://www.coelux.com/en/solutions/index
[1] http://www.hispotion.com/coelux-artificial-lighting-system-t...
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#57Coming soon to the office of a CEO near you.
It's nice, but it's not $30,000 nice. Still, the cost of LEDs per lumen continues to drop. LED auto headlights are now below $100.
There's a market for this in hospitals, to keep patients in intensive care units in sync with the outside world. Fake windows with lighting tied to the day/night cycle have been used. Here's someone looking for funding for a startup to do a really good virtual window.[1]
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#58New possibilities for fusion plants: cheaper sunlight generation per lumen.
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#59Somebody on reddit made a cheap do-it-yourself version for their basement office for $150 (using LED lights for plants): http://imgur.com/a/r31Gb While definitely not the same, there should be an opportunity for something costing less than $35,000 while still getting closer. For example here is DIY 90,000 lumen flashlight that supposedly cost $250-350: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JVqRy0sWWY&t=3m40s Using 10 of t…
While this is is nice, the main breakthrough of CoeLux is the simulation of Rayleigh scattering, not just a bright diffused light.
And while fun to read, the cheap trick above doesn't have the right lightwaves to make you feel the same.
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#6067.000$ for a great looking light source seems too much. You can buy small houses at that price point where I live. With real windows, you know.
LED bulbs started expensive as well. I just bought one for $1.97 (Cree 60w equiv) at Home Depot this evening. Manufacturing efficiencies take time.
That's an incredible price for a Cree. Is it a special sale?