Community College Librarian

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 It seems that state and local agencies are trying out virtual worlds like Second Life to prepare for emergencies. There’s Play2Train’s build for the state of Idaho and the State of California Health Department is using it to simulate emergency triage in hospitals. And, low and behold, even the Army is saying that virtual worlds are a great way to train civilians for a variety of scenarios. Here’s an article: http://www.govtech.com/gt/261426?id=&topic=117693&story_pg=1