Virtual Worlds Forum

Forterra Systems, which provides technology for private/corporate virtual worlds, has announced a strategic investment and technology deal with In-Q-Tel, an investment firm which works closely with the U.S. Intelligence Community. Under the agreement Forterra will develop a set of new tools to be deployed on Forterra’s On-Line Interactive Virtual Environment software, which is used by its clients for collaboration and training. A lot of the information about this deal is buried in long, technical language, but it does hint that "3-D content including scenery, avatars, buildings" are built in these worlds to help intelligence agents get a feel for a place they may well be visiting in the future. Moscow or Baghdad, perhaps? All very interesting....