You will recall that one of the coolest things about Star Trek: The Next Generation was the holodeck. In fact, if that invention were to become a reality, I am convinced the human race wouldn't survive. We'd all be too busy falling in love with holograms. Procreation would fall by the wayside.
Well, a holodeck does exist — for crickets. Apparently, they love it. With the aid of a projector, a computer simulates movement. The crickets then interact with the projector through chirps. Every chirp echoed advances the panorama giving the crickets a variety of outdoor footage.
If you wanted to, you could build this holodeck yourself. All you need are crickets, glass, sand, a microphone, a projector, and a comptuter. The computer apparently runs some custom software, so that might be a problem, but I bet if you make some inquiries, perhaps you can get a copy.
The source page also has footage so you can see this holodeck in action.
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