Nasa wants to build a way for people to explore the surface of distant worlds from their living rooms. <\/p>\n
In a speech at the Games Developers Conference in San Francisco, the space agency said it imagined a 'holo deck' into which people could step and explore the universe. <\/p>\n
\"We all desperately want Star Trek,\" said Nasa's Jeff Norris, according to The Verge, in a version of a presentation given last year at the PAX Conference, which you can watch above. <\/p>\n
\"I do believe that humanity's destiny is to climb aboard starships and explore the universe. I think at last we finally have in our grasp the technology necessary to build a very important room on this vessel.\" <\/p>\n
It's not the first time Nasa's imagined - or even built a Holo Deck. Back in 1998 it showed off an 'immersive' meeting room which allowed engineers to work with virtual reality. <\/p>\n
But the new vision is far grander -- allowing everyone to explore space, on their own terms, as if they were really there. <\/p>\n
Norris's fanciful - but inspiring - idea is based on the interesting experiments Nasa is already able to do with Leap Motion interfaces, which allow users to control devices and simulations with their hands, without touching a computer. <\/p>\n
In the demonstration at GDC, Nasa was able to control a robotic rover miles from the conference centre with the innovative third-party control system. <\/p>\n
Nasa's aim is to return to the living room, with games and experiments, where families once gathered to watch the Moon landings and Space Shuttle missions. <\/p>\n
Part of its current work involves teaming up with Leap and companies like Microsoft to develop new systems to easily explore other worlds and asteroids with intuitive interfaces. <\/p>\n
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