# Most common (non-sexual) fantasies that would be played in holodecks **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 29, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994 "2018-06-29T15:04:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994/21 "2018-06-29T16:53:53Z")
> [@puddleglum](#): > > For men they would be sports star, super hero, cowboy, space explorer. For women it would be princess, singer, celebrity. Are you posting this from the 1960’s? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994/22 "2018-06-29T17:12:01Z")
There are over 1000 people/crew on board on just one holodeck? I know multiple people can be in one simulation, but can multiple people each get a private holo encounter? ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994/23 "2018-06-29T17:23:00Z")
As I recall, the holodeck was smaller than a football field, but significantly larger than a tennis court. You could partition it off into a bunch of 10’-by-10’ cubicles, each with one person in their own personal fantasy, completely isolated from the others. ---
**Author:** ![yellow\_sausage\_bandit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yellow_sausage_bandit/32/394_2.png) [@yellow\_sausage\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellow_sausage_bandit)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994/24 "2018-06-29T17:31:51Z")
Call of Duty 253: Conquest of Romulus ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994/25 "2018-06-29T17:40:54Z")
Can we get back to sex? Does that work on the holodeck? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994/26 "2018-06-29T17:46:04Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > Are you posting this from the 1960’s? I thought he was just using the 1970 Sears Christmas Wishbook. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994/27 "2018-06-29T17:57:59Z")
I’m surprised that no one’s mentioned food and drink. On the holodeck, you can eat/drink whatever you want in whatever quantities you want. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994/28 "2018-06-29T18:36:35Z")
I would imagine it would be a combination of Walter Mitty-esque stuff- being a James Bond type, or a rock star, or commando, hang around with the Rat Pack, or whatever. There would also be a lot of virtual travel, I suspect. How cool would it be to be able to reserve the holodeck for an hour, and go spend it wandering around a indistinguishable-from-life version of say… London, or Beijing? And you could see/experience places that you might be curious about, but unwilling to actually spend the time or money to go visit, due to expense, safety, etc… Or you could visit different time periods (within reason)- how interesting might it be to go spend an afternoon in 1750s Boston, for example? Food and drink would figure into the virtual tourism I have to figure, but I don’t know if I’d see people going and just spend time eating in a vir I think the notion of virtual “Face Time” is an intriguing one; if they could pull it off, it would be amazing. I read a series of books where the protagonist/ists were essentially transcribed human consciousnesses in machines, and they did exactly this to communicate- they’d engineer virtual bars, houses, etc… along with virtual beer, coffee, etc… and meet there “in person” despite being light years apart. How cool would that be for living people? It’s already pretty cool that we can fire up Discord/Skype and have a party-chat with people all over the country or world, but being able to interact as if they were there? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994/29 "2018-06-29T18:53:44Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > I would think that sports and hazardous hobby training would be a big draw. > > One could practice the hazardous aspects of any endeavor without risk of injury. > > You could configure the simulation for rock climbing Ski jumps, fast vehicles, alligator wrestling, whatever. I was going to mention sports. Ben Sisko enjoyed a good baseball game in the holosuite. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn1767](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994/30 "2018-06-29T19:36:14Z")
Superhero? Like Superman or Batman. Anything where you can simulate that you’re flying? ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994/31 "2018-06-29T19:56:05Z")
Not sure about anyone else but I’d replay a bank or casino heist till I got it perfect. No one hurt, just in and out with the goods - kind like a real life Oceans - whatever were up to now ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994/32 "2018-06-29T20:59:06Z")
[RIGHT][/RIGHT] > [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > Can we get back to sex? Does that work on the holodeck? [I’m willing to bet…“YES”.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lobo3c0NFg) ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994/33 "2018-06-29T21:03:24Z")
The fictional participation stuff. Including Picard’s Dixon Hill, Bashir’s Bond fantasy, Janeway’s gothic novel and Paris’ Captain Proton all fall into this category. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994/34 "2018-06-29T21:05:18Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Not sure about anyone else but I’d replay a bank or casino heist till I got it perfect. No one hurt, just in and out with the goods - kind like a real life Oceans - whatever were up to now That’s a good point. I had only been thinking of holodecks from the pleasure/entertainment standpoint but they would be of enormous value in so many industries - surgical training, pilot simulation, crime, crime-fighting, intelligence agencies, the military, almost everything. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994/35 "2018-06-29T22:03:18Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > Are you posting this from the 1960’s? Thank you! I was shocked that it took so long for that to get called out. I read that and just :smack: ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994/36 "2018-06-29T22:10:22Z")
> [@Push\_You\_Down](#): > > Thank you! I was shocked that it took so long for that to get called out. > > I read that and just :smack: That sounds like fun to me, why are you piling on him? I mean, whatever floats you boat. Did you come here just to pile on him? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994/37 "2018-06-30T00:06:22Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > There are over 1000 people/crew on board on just one holodeck? I know multiple people can be in one simulation, but can multiple people each get a private holo encounter? There was more than one holodeck. The TNG episode _The Perfect Mate_ stated that the USS Enterprise-D had seven holodecks, so we can take that as canon. And there were three shifts aboard the Enterprise, so holodeck time could be alloted around the clock. Also, there were families aboard the Enterprise-D, so it can be assumed that family members could use the holodeck together. ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-common-non-sexual-fantasies-that-would-be-played-in-holodecks/816994/38 "2018-06-30T00:09:12Z")
Apparently this holodeck program was very popular on star trek TNG [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/zzD96MsrdUE/hqdefault.jpg "TNG edit 28 - "the perfect program"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzD96MsrdUE) ---
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> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Role playing - spy, soldier, hero. Luke Skywalker, James Bond. Dixon Hill. Captain Proton. 🙂 > > Second, doing things you can’t do or are too scared to do. Skiing down Everest, climb Half Dome’s face, freefall from 100K feet, surf a 100 foot wave. Yup, all that. And orbital skydiving, too!: [Orbital skydiving | Memory Alpha | Fandom](http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Orbital_skydiving) ---
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