Meticulously recreated Star Trek Build a model ship or set? You can build one, with Q himself talking about how cool it would be to do just that.
That’s the basic idea behind “Return to Tomorrow,” a new video showcasing some of the latest virtual reenactments. Star Trek Props, sets, and models from the Roddenberry Archive. Over the past few years, the Archive has collaborated with “holographic renderer” OTOY to digitally Star Trek The museum has painstakingly recreated sets from the entire series from the original. Trek Like a modern show discovery, Picardand Lower Deck People can take a virtual walk online or through an app on a VR headset.
But if you just want to kick back and watch a video, this is a pretty good option, since you’ll get to hear John de Lancie, the man behind the cranky Q, wax poetic about why. Star Trek Design evolves over the years and speaks to us in many different ways.
This is a great short film that gives a glimpse into the experience of actually “visiting” the Roddenberry Archives (among other things, Cerritos‘The bridge is rendered to match the cel-shaded aesthetic. Lower Deck!) However, De Lancie’s narration, Star Trekbut the goal of the archive’s digital replica is to preserve in some way the design history and legacy of one of the most enduring franchises in pop culture history, a bastion of science fiction inspiration that has influenced not only entertainment but many other fields of design and technology throughout its bold evolution over the past half-century.
Plus, sometimes you just want to feel the vibe while watching some awesome spaceships fly across your screen, right?
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