Tom Werner of Brandon Hall Research posted a blog featuring an example by Karl Kapp that featured learning about and setting up displays for a hardware store.  We have a client in this business so I loved the example.

Positives

• It's a great example of how a 3D environment would provide a better learning experience
• Better detail on the drill
• More authenitc hands on experience learning about the features
• More authentic practice where the learners actually set up the display and have it checked!

However, I really doubt this would work for our client

• In reality, the people who set up displays at hardware stores do not have computers with good graphic cards and fast internet connections to do this training
• The trainings used now are created internally with easy to use tools. What would be the learning curve to create a realistic drill and display in 2nd life?
• Having learners set up a display in 2nd life is a great idea, but how much will they have to invest in learning the 2nd life environment before they could demonstrate what you wanted them to learn, what that specific display should look like?