Intentionally playing with flipped board experiment

Has anyone ever intentionally played with the board flipped?  In other words, the white player would have the black pieces in front of him and his white pieces on the other side of the board.  The other day I was thinking about how this might affect a player's thought processes.

Secondly, how about before playing a move in a normal game, flip the board and think of its effect from the opponent's visual point of view.  I know that this is impossible in OTB chess but software and online chess could make this possible.

Lastly, think about the difficulty of playing with the board spun 90 degrees so that you're looking at your game from the side.  Is it even possible to play a decent game from that visual perspective?

I tried it and didn't feel like it was doing anything for me. But, I also know we all have different ways of perceiving things. 

Have you tried it? This is the only way to know if it could be useful for you.

When you consider that some people can play blindfolded, surely you have to come to the conclusion that the orietation of the board can't present any major problems. I can't play blindfolded but I am confident that turning the board wouldn't have any noticeable affect on my game. I do think that it is an interesting idea though.

You say you can't play blindfolded; have you tried? Blindfold chess is a lot easier now because of the fact that more and more people are playing chess online; and so are used to seeing the game as a 2D image. I will try it someday.

As for playing with the wrong orientation, it would affect your play because your recognition would be affected. Pawn movements for instance you could confuse the direction they move as you are used to seeing them move up and down the board.

Yes, I have tried to play blindfolded. I don't understand why you think that playing regularly on a 2D board would help somebody to play blindfolded.

I see where you're coming from about the pattern recognition, and I'm sure that some people would be affected by that. I wouldn't.

Do you think blindfolded players knock the pieces over in their heads? 

I have tried playing flipping the board and I have personally felt lot more improvement in my game ever since.More than anything else,I can drop a plan or think ideas more effectively switching sides getting new perspective.As they say,sometimes the best move is not to develop your pieces but prevent your opponents plan.

Though I think,it's a matter of perspective and higher rated players usually wouldn't have much of a difference.

P.S. Try playing on 2D to 3D board.I have also had similar effects during the same.

It must change something in your thinking when you switch sides.

How many times have we heard of top players talk about playing against themselves? It would seem pretty impossible unless something made them be able to 'switch' from one player to the other.

Thank you all for your thoughts.  I just thought that from a problem-solving perspective it may provide a small benefit.  I would find it difficult to play an entire game that way but maybe it would get easier with practice.