Spaceship Element: Habitat (Sensie Room)?

Tallor · 09-14-2016, 01:22 PM

Space is big. Very big. So astoundingly big that it's easy to imagine that on month-long trips from one star cluster to another (even when using plenty of FTL tech), one would appreciate the ability to escape "to another world" per se.

So for full-body immersion for a complete experience, what would make sense aboard a spaceship? I'm thinking of simply modeling sensies off of hibernation pods at four per cabin, with the difference simply being sensie equipment and processing power instead of cryogenic equipment.

What do you think?

The_Ryujin · 09-14-2016, 02:13 PM

Maybe at TL9 but by TL10 and on I think the tech would be simple and common enough to considered part of a normal load out for any long distance vehicle.

ericbsmith · 09-14-2016, 02:17 PM

That was my first thought as well. KISS, and treating them as variant Hibernation Chambers certainly does that.

The other option is to treat them as a Holosuite or variant Holosuite from my Spaceships Optional Rules, which is just an Establishment with some added cost fo the Holographic equipment.

Tallor · 09-14-2016, 04:13 PM

I imagine that a more arcade-style sensie room would be an Establishment, since it would have rows of hardware and a bunch of close seats.

Establishment or Hiber Chamber... it's a hard choice, really.

Flyndaran · 09-14-2016, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Ryujin

Maybe at TL9 but by TL10 and on I think the tech would be simple and common enough to considered part of a normal load out for any long distance vehicle.

Except for ships manufactured in Spartan space where such immoral "intoxicants" are frowned upon.

09-14-2016, 01:22 PM	#1
Tallor Join Date: May 2016	Spaceship Element: Habitat (Sensie Room)? Space is big. Very big. So astoundingly big that it's easy to imagine that on month-long trips from one star cluster to another (even when using plenty of FTL tech), one would appreciate the ability to escape "to another world" per se. So for full-body immersion for a complete experience, what would make sense aboard a spaceship? I'm thinking of simply modeling sensies off of hibernation pods at four per cabin, with the difference simply being sensie equipment and processing power instead of cryogenic equipment. What do you think?

09-14-2016, 02:13 PM	#2
The_Ryujin Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: A crappy state called Illinois	Re: Spaceship Element: Habitat (Sensie Room)? Maybe at TL9 but by TL10 and on I think the tech would be simple and common enough to considered part of a normal load out for any long distance vehicle. __________________ GURB: Ultra-Tech Reloaded Normies: Man! The government is filled with liars and thieves! Me: Well yeah, here's what they're lying about, what they're stealing from you, and who's doing it. Normies: Rolls eyes Shut up conspiracy theorist Me: >.>

09-14-2016, 02:17 PM	#3
ericbsmith Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Binghamton, NY, USA. Near the river Styx in the 5th Circle.	Re: Spaceship Element: Habitat (Sensie Room)? That was my first thought as well. KISS, and treating them as variant Hibernation Chambers certainly does that. The other option is to treat them as a Holosuite or variant Holosuite from my Spaceships Optional Rules, which is just an Establishment with some added cost fo the Holographic equipment. __________________ Eric B. Smith GURPS Data File Coordinator GURPSLand I shall pull the pin from this healing grenade and... Kaboom-baya.

09-14-2016, 04:13 PM	#4
Tallor Join Date: May 2016	Re: Spaceship Element: Habitat (Sensie Room)? I imagine that a more arcade-style sensie room would be an Establishment, since it would have rows of hardware and a bunch of close seats. Establishment or Hiber Chamber... it's a hard choice, really.