The Growth and Direction of Healthcare Support Groups in Virtual Worlds

The Growth and Direction of Healthcare Support Groups in Virtual Worlds

What is the growth and direction of healthcare support groups grow in virtual worlds? Data was collected on over 300 groups from virtual worlds, Second Life, IMVU, There, and Kaneva. A collection of non-virtual world support groups was added. Similar categories of groups were found to be generally p...

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