Holodecks in Second Life- Click Picture to see larger image

There are actual working Holodecks in Second Life. The Holodeck idea was

immortalized in a famous TV science fiction series where a crew member on a star ship would enter a large room and by a verbal command change the room to any setting.

This technology has great applications for learning and simulation experiences. Imagine a Second Life site where you have a Holodeck program recreating a hospital emergency room with photographs from the actual medical facility. The avatars using the site would be the actual employees using the area to simulate different medical experiences. Or, the Holodeck images could simulate any number of county and government facilities, such as a driver’s license bureau.

Here is the SLURL to a site that I built that has a working Holodeck:
Online@UCF (formerly UCF Course Development and Web Services):
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Arts%20and%20Letters/214/186/22/

After you reach the site, go to the teleport area and choose the sign that reads “Holodeck.”

If this would take too long, just have your avatar fly over the area, look for the huge wire ball that is atop a cube. The Holodeck is directly below the wire ball. There is also a large sign that reads "holodeck" next to the wire ball with an arrow for direction.

You have a choice of 40 different environments. You can just click one of the 10 colored prims, or read the instructions on the signs to choose from 30 others.

The Holodeck will say “program loaded and ready” when you have made a choice. After the program is loaded, have your avatar walk inside the environment.