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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 the Star Trek franchise, the holodeck is a computer program capable of creating virtual reality simulations chosen by the user. [1] It was first introduced in Star Trek: The Next Generation, [1] but a precursor to the technology appeared in an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series, entitled "The Practical Joker", as a technological advanced version of a recreation room.
The promenade is the main public thoroughfare in which visitors and residents congregate. Common locations on the promenade depicted or mentioned in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine include Quark's Bar (the crew's most frequently seen off-hours location, which also includes holosuites), the infirmary, the replimat (a self-service replicator eatery), a Bajoran temple, Elim Garak's clothing shop ...
The Starfleet emblem as seen in the franchise. As early as 1964, Gene Roddenberry drafted a proposal for the science fiction series that would become Star Trek.Although he publicly marketed it as a Western in outer space—a so-called "Wagon Train to the stars"—he privately told friends that he was modeling it on Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, intending each episode to act on two ...
"Fair Haven" is the eleventh episode from the sixth season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager, 131st episode overall. The crew of starship USS Voyager explore a holodeck program crafted by Tom Paris, set in Ireland; meanwhile Voyager encounters a space storm. The show focuses on the experiences of Captain Janeway during ...
The Star Trek Star Charts have the Romulans and Klingons entirely within the Beta Quadrant, as well as the Gorn Hegemony, the Son'a Solidarity, and the Metron Consortium. The Star Trek Star Charts further locate in the Alpha Quadrant the First Federation, Breen, Ferengi, Tzenkethi, Cardassians, Bajorans, Talarians, and Tholians.
In 2016, Time magazine rated the holographic Professor Moriarty as the 5th best villain of the Star Trek franchise. [10] In 2020, Looper listed this as one of the best episodes for Data, remarking that it is "The Next Generation having a whole lot of fun"; Geordi and Data tackle a holodeck gone wrong plot, with a Sherlock Holmes theme. [11]
A 2015 binge-watching guide for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine by Wired recommended not skipping this essential episode. [8] In 2016, SyFy ranked this the 4th best holodeck episode of the Star Trek franchise. [9] In 2016, The Hollywood Reporter ranked this episode as the 14th best of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.