For proper development of bones and muscles, children need to spend at least 3 hours per day at 1.1g. To provide for the children’s proper development in the space settlement, we created the Taggart Youth Hub, named after the Taggart Transcontinental Railroad from Ayn Rand’s novel, Atlas Shrugged. The Taggart Youth Hub is a train-like system that rotates under the outer tier of the torus. This structure functions like a train with the “cars” containing the schooling and recreational activities and the “tracks” operating around the inside edge of the torus. The “tracks” are active magnetic bearings powered by a permanent magnet motor, a type of bearing that supports a load through magnetic levitation. These bearings rotate with very low friction, …show more content…
ft), where all residents can enjoy exercising. The gym has games and artificial environments to make fitness enjoyable by utilizing virtual reality. One way that the indoor gym utilizes this technology is by giving residents the feeling of the nature when running on the treadmill. People exercising in the gym can choose to not use the VR and instead work out in the gym atmosphere, or choose from many settings, like running on a beach, a mountain trail, or through a city area. There is also an area where residents can put on a VR suit and play games that require physical activity. They can choose from a large variety of actions games including sword fighting, fighting off zombies, racing, boxing and running games where players dodge and jump over obstacles. Yoga and dance workshops add even more fun aspects to the …show more content…
The HoloArt Center has holographic touch screen stations for the students to make digital art on. With the touch screen stations, the possibilities are endless for the types of art the children can make. Drawing, painting, sculpting, photography, animation, architectural design, fashion design, and so much more -- all easily accessible in the art center. The holograms allow for a complete 3D art experience. The Fantasy Arcade provides entertainment through virtual reality. Virtual reality on the space settlement includes a whole gaming suit where the gamer has a sense of touch to an extent. Users still want to be comfortable while playing the game and being able to feel a punch or feel running into a tree hinders the comfort levels of the gamer. The gamer feeling a wall in front of them or shaking hands with someone is possible using haptic technology in the gaming suit. Although, instead of pain, the user feels vibrations that simulate touch. The system detects electrical signals, heart rate, and muscle movements, allowing for the game to determine the emotions of the player and injects feelings into the game, adding another layer of