A Second Earth

Evidently the Army is getting in on the virtual world craze that’s been going on for the last year or so. According to the BBC it has commissioned There Inc. to build a virtual model of the Earth for use in simulations of combat, intelligence, planning and local population reactions in different scenarios.

There is also the developer of a virtual online world of the same name that allows users to interact with one another, build, shop, and live in a virtual space. The game is similar to The Sims, Everquest, and other virtual world simulators.