Holodecks

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:51 am

I've often wondred about this. Their are only a few of them on board any starship, and they strike me as the most popular recreational facility on board any ship or station. So if their is only 1 holodeck for every couple hundred people, how does ANYBODY ever get a turn? Yet they always seem open if someone want to walk in without a reservation. It seems like they are never in use. I wondered. Are holodecks only open to certain people? What are your thoughts?

Bryan Moore · Post by **Bryan Moore** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:26 am

Mark wrote:I've often wondred about this. Their are only a few of them on board any starship, and they strike me as the most popular recreational facility on board any ship or station. So if their is only 1 holodeck for every couple hundred people, how does ANYBODY ever get a turn? Yet they always seem open if someone want to walk in without a reservation. It seems like they are never in use. I wondered. Are holodecks only open to certain people? What are your thoughts?

I'd say to be fair you'd have to assign time based on rank/time served/duty/whatever. Sort of like a points system. Because (at least according to Voyager) they use a lot of energy, it makes sense that they'd be reserved most of the time to high ranking crew members and plot-needed children such as Wesley and Naomi =)

*I'm aware this is illogical, but it should work on a points system.

katefan · Post by **katefan** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:43 am

You are right that the things would be in tremendous demand 24/7, yet whenever a member of the main crew wanted to use one there was always one available, including Barkley. Not only would they be used for recreational purposes, I could see them often being used for training (i.e. Tuvok in that stoopid Voyager episode Learning Curve) so the amount of time available would be pretty darn short. So maybe crew members would be able to pool holodeck time; if you were using it alone, you only got a certain amount of time per month, but if you were planning something involving a group, you could combine your time.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:01 am

I'd imagine the crew get a certain amount of time per week they can use.

Post by **Teaos** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:12 am

Barclay managed to have a lot of time in them. Maybe people trade time for stuff.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:27 am

That would make sense. A sorrt of barter system would naturaly crop up in such a situation.

stitch626 · Post by **stitch626** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:02 pm

Barkely: Give me your holodeck time, and I'll scrub the plasma conduits for you.

Yeah I can see that happening.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:15 pm

Maybe more of "I'll give you Z replicator rations if you give me X of your minutes in the holodeck".

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:31 pm

Or, "I'll give you my holodeck time if you let me watch"

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