Short of inventing the holodeck out of Star Trek, I can't possible seeing that being entirely true as it's not quite the same as being physically immersed with

Short of inventing the holodeck out of Star Trek, I can't possible seeing that being entirely true as it's not quite the same as being physically immersed with more than one's eyes. Oculus Rift would be useful in those situations when you want to switch between say a WW1 flight sim[1] and a modern day one. It would be a little jarring to be flying a Fokker Dr1 in from the confines of an F-16 cockpit (well unless you want to pretend you went back in time and suddenly your mach 2 jet fighter must obey the limitations of 1917 aviation). The cockpit + Oculus Rift would at least dampen the sense somewhat of being seated in a modern day cockpit without having to build two (though building a modular one that you can swap the cockpit part in and out might be an idea). Maybe add a programmable fan blowing in front of you that adjusts its RPMs based on velocity to simulate wind effects :) [1] http://store.steampowered.com/app/244050/?snr=1_5_9__205 http://store.steampowered.com/app/244050/?snr=1_5_9__205