Article on how Ohio University's Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID)Lab is building a virtual reality training environment for the Columbus Police. Doesn't sound like it is Second Life (although Ohio University does do a lot of distance learning in SL) but this article is quite interesting regarding the use of 3D virtual worlds for learning regarding disaster preparation, response and recovery.
Here is a snippet from the end of the article
Counterterrorism agencies across the country increasingly are developing virtual models to provide improved preparation, response and recovery to homeland security threats, as well as catastrophic natural disasters, specialists in the field said. Cheaper processing power and advances in virtual-technology software now allow the systems to run on PCs and put them within the reach of a broad range of state, local and federal agencies, the specialists said.
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