Wouldn't it be terrific if the holo-deck from Star Trek would actually exist? It seems that it already does. Sure, we've read what kind of advanced simulations the US army is running. But how about being able to access something akin to Star Trek ourselves?

Something called the VirtuSphere might bring us closer to that.

Pack on some VR goggles and enjoy the show. Conveyer belts within the sphere rotate with your every movement and make the VR in front of your eyes update accordingly, giving you the illusion that you are walking through real space.

Throw in radical new interface devices such as the one Sony showed of for its upcoming console (see for yourself) and baby you have me playing.

And the new game consoles are already changing much more than the videogame landscape. They are becoming the new home-theater entertainement centers. Plus with Xbox Live! and the rumored Playstation online service there are $$$ to cash in.

I wonder when some of them - such as zslide - are going to have their breakthrough. Would love to be part of it; there's just so much you could do in improving user experience when using the power todays (and tomorrows) consoles have available.