• deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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    6 months ago

    Make it 10x bigger and 3x faster and you’re halfway to having a holodeck.

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      6 months ago

      I don’t think it needs to be much bigger for an individual, just fast enough to keep them near the center even at a run. Smaller pads will be the way to go, just have to drive and control them in sync. Maybe predictive software to only run where your feet are at or will be, to minimize the noise.

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        6 months ago

        I’d imagine running puts a lot more wear on the moving parts :/ It’s gonna have to be pretty reliable

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          6 months ago

          I could see them innovating with electromagnetic suspension, like with predictive magnetic suspensions in supercars. General Atomics has also been developing a rarely green-lit, high-speed maglev train for freight in California, so we may see proliferation of that tech if the project shows success.

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      6 months ago

      Disney has their own version of Epic’s “Volume” I believe, which is also very holodeck-esque

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        6 months ago

        You came up with the idea of a multi-directional treadmill, or came up with the implementation using spinning/tilting disks?

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          6 months ago

          I was mostly joking, but multidirectional treadmill - at least for being able to keep the holodeck to one room and not have to worry about bumping into walls. VR wasn’t a thing yet so I had no idea how any other parts of it would work, but like I said - I was a kid. I’m glad there are “real” big brains working in it, though lol

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            6 months ago

            Hey, every now and then kids have amazing ideas that get shot down by adults with no imagination.