A reading on the train simulator would require:

  • Train sway rocker base upon which is bolted two standard passenger train seats, one to sit on and one ahead of that seat to glance at occasionally
  • Train sway must be programmed for random jostles and jolts
  • Acceleration and deceleration simulation with the seat rocker as the train simulation stops at programmed points in the simulation
  • Monitor in place of a window on the right side with 4K 60FPS day and night loops of passing neighborhoods and vistas as viewed from the upper level of a two-level passenger train
  • Air conditioner flowing past constantly, ensuring warmth never occurs during the simulated train ride
  • Faux train interior dressing for the left and front views of the participant viewing area to ensure immersion during the reading experience
  • Speaker system
  • Train conductor voice recordings of upcoming stations with appropriate level of poor speaker system muffling
  • Programmed cessation of seat jostling during scheduled stops
  • Random stops and conductor announcements of an obstruction on the tracks
  • Nice to have: an entire passenger train car in which the simulator is constructed, thereby maximizing immersion and eliminating the need for set dressing