Summary: Robert Gehorsam Welcome to epsiode twenty-two of The Virtual Worlds BusinessCast, brought to you by Voices in Business. On todayrsquo;s show,nbsp;we speak withnbsp;Robert Gehorsam, President of Forterra Systems. Forterra is probably the leading provider of private, virtual world technology for the corporate, healthcare, government and defense, and education sectors. Robert is a veteran of the online entertainment world, having held senior management positions at Prodigy, Sony and Viacom before joining Forterra in 2002. Show notes for this episode: 00:12 - Mike O'Hara introduction 00:45 - Start of interview 00:55 - Robert's background 01:40 -nbsp;Some history #38; the relationshipnbsp;with There.com #38; Makena 04:42 - The Olive platform and Forterra's customers 05:20 - How and where is Olive used? 07:40 - Interfacing with the real world #38; external applications 09:24 - Open standards versus open source 10:10 - Simulated vs real-world environments #38; the "uncanny chasm" 12:35 - Emergency response #38; military training 13:58 - Simulation of real-world eventsnbsp;#38; scenario analysis 17:45 - Training in hazardous material response #38; other industrial uses 19:54 - Thoughts on OpenSim 22:02 - Forterra's plans for the future 23:49 - Where to find out more 24:27 - End of interview and wrap-up We welcome all feedback, so please leave a comment here on the website, call us to leave an audio comment on +44 20 7193 1295 or send an e-mail to comments@voicesinbusiness.com Links Forterra Systems Inc Listen Now: To listen to the podcast right now, click on the player icon below.
