9 Jan
2002
9 Jan
'02
6:03 a.m.
I've always thought it would be fun to build a starship simulator. It
would be a big room somewhat like a cross between a Star Trek bridge and
the big control room of the Alexiy Leonov from 2010, and it would allow
the occupants to be virtually 'inside' their own sci-fi adventure. It
would accomodate 4 to 8 occupants and require them to work as a team to
complete a mission or win a battle. Mount the room on hydraulic
doohickeys that will shift the room about as needed, build in a capability
Awww we don't need that... We will just synchronise throwing ourselves in
appropriate directions......
for the room to partially blow itself to bits (and be
easily reassembled
!
So we will need to sign a waiver before playing your game?! ;-)
later), and you've got something quite fun. Think
'Kobiyashi Maru'.
I want to control most of it with on-topic machines. A big VAX would be
nice for that. About the only thing I can think of that would need a
modern machine for is the viewscreen. I'll need a box with godly 3D
capabilities if I want the universe to look realistic in real time.