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." "