At Bernie's suggestion, I've been exploring Second Life, a vast, online, multi-player simulation developed almost entirely by members across the globe. Recently, I came across a Real World blog by an "embedded" journalist in Second Life. (Yes, a real person, blogging as an avatar in an online simulation - wild).
The blog, New World Notes, by Wagner James Au, broke a story dated October 19, 2005, concerning (real) United States Homeland Security and other disaster relief organizations using Second Life to simulate and model emergency response behavior.
With a free Second Life membership, you too can visit "Response", a virtual community "owned" by a top East Coast University designed for organizations to safely practice and refine emergency procedures. An amazing real world/virtual world crossover.
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This is very intriguing. I checked out the blog, but will have to wait until I get back onto campus to try to look at the Response community. Although it is possible to login and do some things when connected up via modem, movement is not so wonderful in that venue.
I'm looking forward to checking out some of the communities in this world. It is interesting to see the variety of things that can be created. I haven't tried any new creations, but did play a bit with some of the changes in the clothing of the avitar.
Look forward to seeing you all in Second Life. Greet me as Jasmyn Soothsayer.
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