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===Holodecks===

The term [[holodeck]] derives from the ''Star Trek'' TV series and feature films, in which a holodeck is depicted as an enclosed room in which simulations can be created for training or entertainment. Holodecks offer exciting possibilities of calling up a range of instantly available simulations that can be used for entertainment, presentations, conferencing and, of course, teaching and learning. For example, if students of hospitality studies are being introduced to the language used in checking in at a hotel a simulation of a hotel reception area can be generated instantly by selecting the chosen simulation from a holodeck ''"rezzer''", a device that stores and generates different scenarios. Holodecks can also be used to encourage students to describe a scene or to even build a scene.<ref>{{cite news |first=Nergiz |last=Kern |title=Holodecks and language learning |url=http://slexperiments.edublogs.org/2009/04/22/holodecks-and-language-learning |work=Teaching in Second Life - Reflections of a language teacher |date=2009-04-22 |access-date = 2011-05-09 }}</ref> Holodecks are commonly used for a range of role-plays.<ref>{{cite news |first=Kenneth |last=Lim |title=Pedagogy, Education and Innovation in 3-D Virtual Worlds |url=http://journals.tdl.org/jvwr/article/view/424/466 |work= Journal of Virtual Worlds Research |date=April 2009 |access-date = 2011-05-09 }}</ref>

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