A Second Life for eHealth: Prospects for the Use of 3-D Virtual Worlds in Clinical Psychology

The aim of the present paper is to describe the role played by three-dimensional (3-D) virtual worlds in eHealth applications, addressing some potential advantages and issues related to the use of this emerging medium in clinical practice. Due to the enormous diffusion of the World Wide Web (WWW), t...

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Main Authors: Gorini, Alessandra, Gaggioli, Andrea, Vigna, Cinzia, Riva, Giuseppe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2008-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:http://www.jmir.org/2008/3/e21/