Star Trek Holodeck
A Star Trek Holodeck is a fictional device in the Star Trek franchise capable of creating highly immersive virtual environments through the use of holograms and force fields.
- Context:
- It can be seen as a room-sized chamber that employs holographic technology to create a virtual reality setting. The environment is interactive, allowing users to engage with generated objects, characters, and landscapes.
- It can be used for entertainment, education, training, and therapy purposes. Holodecks are often depicted as amenities available to the crew of various starships and space stations within the Star Trek universe.
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- Example(s):
- As presented in the episode Voyager - Real Life from the series Voyager (Star Trek) where the crew uses the Holodeck for therapeutic simulations.
- In Star Trek: The Next Generation, the episode "Elementary, Dear Data" features Data using the Holodeck to emulate Sherlock Holmes mysteries.
- In Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the episode "Far Beyond the Stars" showcases Benjamin Sisko using a similar device called a Holosuite for recreational purposes.
- The Holodeck is used for training simulations in various episodes, allowing crew members to practice combat or other specific skills.
- In Star Trek: Voyager, the episode "Bride of Chaotica!" involves the crew using the Holodeck to create a medieval fantasy setting as an escape mechanism.
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- See: Metaverse, USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), Arch, Star Trek, Virtual Reality.
References
2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodeck Retrieved:2023-10-6.
- The Holodeck is a fictional device from the television franchise Star Trek which uses "holograms" (projected light and electromagnetic energy which create the illusion of solid objects) to create a realistic 3D simulation of a real or imaginary setting, in which participants can freely interact with the environment as well as objects and characters, and sometimes a predefined narrative.
In several series, holodecks are an amenity available to the crew of starships. In the series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, a similar device is referred to as a holosuite, operated by the owner of the space station's bar, Quark, who rents them out to customers.
From a storytelling point of view, the holodeck permits the introduction of a wide variety of locations and characters, such as events and persons in the Earth's past, or imaginary places or beings, that would otherwise require the use of plot mechanisms such as time-travel or dream sequences. Writers often use it as a way to pose philosophical questions.
- The Holodeck is a fictional device from the television franchise Star Trek which uses "holograms" (projected light and electromagnetic energy which create the illusion of solid objects) to create a realistic 3D simulation of a real or imaginary setting, in which participants can freely interact with the environment as well as objects and characters, and sometimes a predefined narrative.