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01.14.09

Virtual Worlds: White Paper Measures the Benefits Business in Virtual Worlds, Collaboration, Education in Virtual Worlds, Virtual World Platforms | (5)
A white paper released by Forterra summarizes the experiences of Accenture and ACS Learning Services using their "3D Sandbox" virtual world training tool. The sandbox was created by The Masie Center and Forterra Systems. This white paper starts with a useful summary of the corporate advantages of virtual collaborative environments, the major five being: - Practicing until perfect - The integration of gaming situations - The blending of learning with social contexts - The preponderance of fun - The fact that Millennials - the future corporate workforce - want to use the technology. The paper then presents a cost analysis, and shows that virtual world ...

Tagged: 3D Sandbox, forterra, Forterra Systems, Masie Center, virtual world training tool, web conferencing

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