18 "Can you go swimming on the Holodeck?" (Holodeck and Computers - Star Trek)
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This article is from the Star Trek Tech FAQ, by Joshua Bell inexorabletash@hotmail.com with numerous contributions by others.
18 "Can you go swimming on the Holodeck?" (Holodeck and Computers - Star Trek)
Yes. Cliff diving has been mentioned as a recreation sport aboard the
Holodeck (in "Conundrum" [TNG]), as has kayaking ("Transfigurations"
[TNG]). Worf and Beverly also take a dip in Star Trek: Generations.
"So does it replicate all of that water?"
Probably not. What would likely happen is that a "personal space" of
water would be replicated around the person, and the rest of the water
in the pool, river, etc, would be a visual and auditory simulation.
There is no canon evidence one way or the other, however, although in
"Encounter at Farpoint" [TNG], there was enough real water present to
soak Wesley.
"So what if someone is scuba diving, and the Holodeck door opens?"
Very likely, the force beams would give the sensation of a water
surface over the doorway. Depending on the simulation, it might be
possible for someone to wander onto a Holodeck, in normal duty
uniform, and walk around someone who is swimming several meters below
the "surface" of the pool. Only the swimmer would feel the sensation
of water around them. Again, no canonical evidence either way.
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