Once he’s completed the Enterprise D, the project could evolve to include a populated ship, other locations like the Starfleet Headquarters, as well as “online play with other Star Trek fans”. Of course, porn usually springs to mind when people consider how VR might transform experiences, but when it comes to storytelling and world-building, sci-fi seems like an area ripe for virtual exploration. According to PC Gamer, The Enterprise 3D Construction Project has built the most detailed virtual tour of the ship to date, and it has Oculus support.
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The company wants to take a modular approach to the ship’s construction, but it assures users that each room of the ship will be accessible and unique in some way.
For now the Enterprises may be incomplete and the Oculuses not yet for sale, but I’ve never been so excited at the prospect of putting on some goggles and gawking at an empty room. Being able to visit these places that fans have only ever dreamt of in blueprints will be pretty unbelievable . What does Worf’s quarters look like? Malls? Markets? Gardens? All these questions will be answered. The fictional vessel measures 642m from bow to stern, and Jason B aims to recreate every one of its 42 decks in unprecedented detail. “I wanted to be on that ship, experience its wonders”.
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The Enterprise 3D Project is as canon as it gets. But if and when VR catches on, you can imagine the potential for professional, official versions of this kind of thing. I will seek CBS’ blessing to continue to create this. He’s only 80 percent done with the exterior modeling and 60 percent done with the first deck. You can actually get a sneak peek of what it will be like in the video above.
