Virtual Reality

Of all the science fiction terms that get bandied about and used, this has to be the one I'm dying to experience (and I want it to be like the holo-deck on the Enterprise). I've spoken of my love for Skyrim and how open ended the game is, meaning you can follow the main quest or any one of a hundred (probably more like a thousand!) others. You can stick to the roads, or go off into the wilderness in search of adventure. You can buy a horse, or travel light. You can build your own house (if you have the mod, of course...), get married, adopt kids (I know, craziness), start a fight in a tavern for no reason at all, become the Archmage of Winterhold ...etc. It's just never ending. But as much fun as the game is, imagine if you could actually be in the game as the avatar you created. Okay, not actually, but virtually, which would mean you would be able to smell the pine trees as you're making your way through the forest, feel the horse beneath you as you ride, the wind on your face, the sun warming your back. Not to mention the workout you'd get when you kill that dragon coming at you...

okay, so we're not quite there yet, but were getting close, and if you don't believe me, check this site out.