Considering the engineering and financial challenges of building a working Hyperloop, it's not a given that the technology envisioned by Elon Musk will ever come to fruition. However, it is certain (in my opinion, anyway) that any working Hyperloop pods are likely to be claustrophobic as hell. Now, I know some companies involved have tried to waylay these fears with talks of augmented reality windows and calming lighting, but I honestly don't think these will make a difference. You'll still know you're getting into a tiny pod that's completely sealed off from the world — and this virtual reality Hyperloop app shows it.

It's perhaps the most boring virtual reality experience I've ever tried: you simply sit there and watch the odometer tick away while unexplained lights streak past you. The tedium certainly didn't help with my itching desire to get up and stretch my legs and although I'm not sure if the VR experience exactly replicates Delft's Hyperloop design, I do hope they at least add an aisle to their pod so passengers can walk up and down a little. At least when it's not a VR Hyperloop journey I'll be able to read a book.