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==Introduction==
Star Trek: Bridge Crew is a [[virtual reality ]] (VR) [[VR Games|game ]] developed by Red Storm Entertainment, an Ubisoft’s studio. It was announced during the E3 of 2016 <ref name=”1”> Varanini, Giancarlo (2016). Star Trek: Bridge Crew – Going boldly into VR. Retrieved from blog.ubi.com/star-trek-bridge-crew-going-boldly-vr</ref>. The same studio is also responsible for the creation of the VR game Werewolves Within. The development of Werewolves helped with the creation of the basis for Bridge Crew, even though this last one is more complex in terms of full body avatars, hand tracking and general gameplay. The game has been compared to Artemis Bridge Simulator <ref name=”2”> Warr, Philippa (2016). Boldly going into more detail on Star Trek: Bridge Crew. Retrieved from www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/06/30/star-trek-bridge-crew</ref>. With a release date for the fall of 2016, exclusively to VR on Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlaystationVR, it will provide a chance for players “to live out a fantasy of being on the bridge of a Federation Starship.” <ref name=”1”></ref>
Bridge Crew relies on co-operative gameplay with emphasis on communication. There are four positions available in the bridge for the players: Captain, Helm, Tactical, and Engineering. These encourage the players to think as a cohesive group, since each position is dependent on each other <ref> Hurley, Leon (2016). Star Trek: Bridge Crew lets you pilot a starship with friends in VR and it’s as amazing as that sounds. Retrieved from www.gamesradar.com/star-trek-bridge-crew-lets-you-pilot-a-starship-with-friends-in-vr-and-its-as-amazing-as-that-sounds</ref>. It takes advantage of the sense of social presence that virtual reality allows, with hand tracking and full body avatars that have real time lip-sync, contributing to the general perception that you really are in a space interacting with other players <ref name=”4”> StarTrek.com Staff (2016). You’re in command with Star Trek: Bridge Crew. Retrieved from www.startrek.com/article/youre-in-command-with-star-trek-bridge-crew</ref>.
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