readwriteweb carries news of a new forrester report on virtual worlds.



"Forrester cites investments in this area by big organizations like BP, IBM,
 Intel, and the US Army. The use cases include:

 [ "Information and knowledge management professionals should begin
 [ to investigate and experiment with virtual worlds. Use them to try to
 [ replicate the experience of working physically alongside others; allow
 [ people to work with and share digital 3-D models of physical or
 [ theoretical objects; and make remote training and counseling more
 [ realistic by incorporating nonverbal communication into same-time,
 [ different-place interactions." "