HBB - A couple questions, comments:
1. How will the implementation of your proposed upgraded interaction chamber impact the power supply to the rest of the ship as this seems like it will require significantly more power than the existing holodeck. Are there plans to upgrade the power supply generators to account for the increased consumption?
The power requirements for the new rec center are indeed greater than that of the existing holodeck. However, the consumption is insignificant compared to the generation capability of the ship itself. Keep in mind that the Sovereign class NCC-1701 is equipped with a 1400+ cochrane matter/anti-matter warp core and impulse deflection crystal. Which is sufficient to meet the new power needs. Also note that Enterprise is equipped with emergency fusion reactors in the event supplemental power is required. Average consumption data will be closely monitored and reported such that the nominal demand is not exceeded.
2. It is my understanding that the "tangible" aspect of your recreation center would require a mass storage center and infusion chamber to create the transient textures during interactions. I do not see any indication that you have determined a suitable location on the ship for the mass storage and infusion chamber.
Another valid point but I can surely put your concerns at rest. Enterprise is equipped with a computer core that contains 1.00786 x 107 kiloquads of memory and capable of processing 2,765,950 kiloquads/sec. The new proposed Oculus Rift based system requires only a fraction of that compute power and storage. It should be further noted that the new system should have no lagging or latency issues due to the state-of-the-art ODN Mark 11Q data network on Enterprise.
