Star Trek actors try flying the Enterprise in VR. This fall, you can too - CNET

VR is about to make another sci-fi dream come true.

LeVar Burton (Geordi La Forge), Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine) and Karl Urban (Dr. McCoy) have already gotten an taste -- according to the Associated Press, video game giant Ubisoft gave the three Star Trek actors an early peek at a brand new VR game dubbed Star Trek: Bridge Crew.

Set to be unveiled at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) on Monday and hitting shelves this fall, Bridge Crew thrusts players into one of four distinct roles: helm, weapons, engineering, or barking out orders as captain. Whether you want to play a headstrong Kirk or methodical Picard is reportedly up to you, though the game is set in J.J. Abrams' rebooted Star Trek universe instead of the original one.

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Players captain a ship called the Aegis, which is reportedly 90 percent similar to the Enterprise, and will play through a variety of missions while searching for a new home world for the population of Vulcan.