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I wonder if you could cheat natural daylight by using big RGB LED area lights emitting at just the right amount of Kelvin. The aural equivalent (https://rainym

I wonder if you could cheat natural daylight by using big RGB LED area lights emitting at just the right amount of Kelvin. The aural equivalent (https://rainymood.com/ https://rainymood.com/) certainly works for me.

21 10y ago
It's not only the Kelvins, but the intensity also. Natural light is around 100K lux. That is crazily expensive to generate.
- Domenic_S 10y ago
  They're common. https://www.amazon.com/Day-Light-Classic-Bright-Light-Therapy/dp/B0009MFUWC?th=1 https://www.amazon.com/Day-Light-Classic-Bright-Light-Therap...
  - fzzzy 10y ago
    10,000 != 100,000
    - Domenic_S 10y ago
      Yeah, I wasn't really talking about the lux level, but rather about "cheating natural daylight". Unless your office window is getting direct mid-day sun (so it's.. a skylight?) you aren't getting close to 100k lux.
- Cthulhu_ 10y ago
  As a counterpoint, I wouldn't want to work in daylight / outside; still need to be able to view a monitor. (I sit next to a window atm. It's a bit annoying when the sun shows up after lunch)
mgberlin 10y ago
To make it seem like sunlight you have to simulate Rayleigh scattering. I remember seeing a company that was making artificial skylights that did this, but can't seem to find it anymore.