Trucking Towards a Virtual World: The Development and Implementation of FMCSA

Autores/as

  • Adam Schlicht U.S. Department of Transportation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4101/jvwr.v2i5.825

Palabras clave:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Virtual Worlds, Second Life, Transportation Nation

Resumen

The U.S. Department of Transportation continues to explore the use of Web 2.0 technologies, including the business-level application of virtual worlds for gathering organizational information, simulating program processes, and supporting new training and instructional initiatives. One such example is Transportation Nation, a Second Life based virtual island created by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), an Operating Administration within the Department of Transportation. FMCSA

Biografía del autor/a

  • Adam Schlicht, U.S. Department of Transportation

    Adam Schlicht is a Management Analyst in the Information Technology Planning and Project Management Division at FMCSA and is a U.S. Department of Transportation Career Resident. He was Vice-President of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Senior Class of 2006, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science. Adam earned a Master of Public Administration degree from American University (Washington, D.C.) in 2008. Mr. Schlicht is Chair of FMCSA

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Publicado

2010-02-09

Número

Vol. 2 Núm. 5 (2009): The Metaverse Assembled

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