Heiphetz, Alex. <br/><br/>
Training and collaboration with virtual worlds :  how to create cost-saving, efficient and engaging programs / 
by Alex Heiphetz and Gary Woodill. 
 - New York :  McGraw-Hill,  c2010. 
 - p. cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Virtual worlds: what's in it for the corporate world? -- Enterprise applications of virtual worlds -- Virtual worlds: selecting the best -- Linden Lab and Second Life in their own words: enterprise-related developments and future plans -- Deploying a corporate training program in Second Life -- First steps in a virtual world: synchronous training and lectures -- Teaching complex concepts in a new way: the Michelin Group case study -- Teamwork and leadership in virtual worlds -- Doing it asynchronously: training simulations in Second Life -- Procedural training in Second Life: University of Kansas Medical Center case study -- Recruiting and new hire orientation: TMP Worldwide, EMC Corporation and IBM case studies -- Enterprise collaboration: the virtual world application -- The future of employee training in virtual worlds. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780071628020 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009047274 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Employees--Training of--Computer-assisted instruction--Case studies.<br/>Employees--Training of--Computer simulation--Case studies.<br/>Virtual reality in management--Case studies.<br/>Virtual reality in education--Case studies.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HF5549.5.T7  / H4125 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.3/12404