Mrebo said:

Star Trek (I ponder how transporters/holodecks could be faked)

Seriously? I take it you never went to the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas? I thought they did a brilliant job of simulating a transporter, and that was using 90's technology. The big gust of cold air they hit you with as the lights go black for a second before flashing back on to reveal you are now on board the Enterprise was a nice touch.

That was the best part of Vegas. Such a dumb doky guilty pleasure. Not even much of a Star Trek fan, but that place made me extremely happy inside.

As for holodecks, that would be harder, but would also defeat the purpose. Why create this simulated fantasy world to attempt to make customers feel like they are aboard a Star Trek vessel, then build another simulated fantasy within the simulated fantasy to bring them back out again? If it were really necessary it could be done, but the only way a holodeck would really be cool is if it were real. Going through transporters, flying in shuttles, surviving space battles, and being boarded by the Borg or other alien threats would get my vote over a simulated holodeck every time.