Gene Roddenberry, creator Star TrekHe left us a long time ago – but his archive is slowly being digitized so he can live on forever. Including the last batch An official site that lets you get your foot on almost every Enterprise Bridge.
Spoiler alert: While this story won’t spoil anything, the website in question does contain a spoiler for Star Trek: Picard.
It’s not a robust or mobile-friendly site right now, probably because all the fans are trying to make their dreams come true at once – but if you go to roddenberry.x.io, click Bridge View and choose a ship, you’re done. may be You see a “Click anywhere to continue” message.
Click on the window and you should use the desktop WASD keyboard and mouse keys He walks by The bridge, lets you sit in the captain’s chair or the helm, check Picard’s cockpit, even get into a turbine lift, or open a panel or two. It is fully decorated with flashing panels, addressable LCARS buttons and animated widgets.
I’m not just talking about the Kirk Bridge or the Picard Bridge, either – every single institution seems to be represented here in some way, including those in the Kelvin Timeline and the Mirror Universe where Spock sported his infamous beard. And although a few don’t have bridge views, like Alternate Future Enterprise from the last episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation or minor modifications in Enterprise-E for Star Trek: EnemiesYou can also climb onto the bridge of the USS Voyager to make up for it.
The amazing array of digital bridges comes through a partnership with graphics company OTOY, and it’s not the only fruit revealed this week. Below, you’ll find a series of videos (the first being He also has Picard Spoiler, I’m told) featuring John de Lancie(s) exploring the Bridges of Enterprise, William Shatner an excerpt from his “long hours testimonial” he’ll be adding to the archive, and more Star Trek stars.
Here’s something else to look forward to: The Roddenberry Archive and OTOY say they will be adding the voice of Majel Roddenberry, who has played several roles, including the ship’s computer, to the archive “in the coming months.” Her son, Rod, says Magel “meticulously recorded her voice in 2008 with the intent of preserving it for some future technology to bring it back to life.”