DIY internet chess table with a physical interface

I am not a chess player myself. The game has always seemed complex to me. I can remember as a kid that chess games were some of the first electronic games to hit the market. One chess loving geek has cobbled together a very cool chessboard for internet play using a physical interface.

The DIY table uses a projector to shoot an image of a chessboard on the table surface and show which direction the pieces are moving with each move. The moves from the person you play against are indicated by arrows on the table surface.

You simply move the real pieces to mimic the online moves of your opponent and you can play real chess without having a second person with you. The projector was apparently made from a 128 x 64 resolution LCD. Check out the video below to see the table in action.