Stephen Downes

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The buzz is Second Life (as in Art Fossett's summary of an Eduserv event and Mark Oehlert's summary of virtual world related events) but the industrial strength virtual worlds engines are being created by companies like Forterra. "It's all happening through just one application, for medical training, of a new software package called On-Line Interactive Virtual Environment, or OLIVE. Developed by Forterra Systems of New York City and San Mateo, Calif., OLIVE creates virtual worlds for customers in health care, the military, and the media." Via Stan Trevena on the Educators Digest mailing list.

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