Comments on: Virtual Support Space for Military Amputees

By: Military explores Second Life and Virtual Worlds « Virtual Musings

Military explores Second Life and Virtual Worlds « Virtual Musings — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:29:53 +0000

[...] not yet implemented, the project that I find the most impressive is the Amputee Virtual Environment Support Space (AVESS) blogged about by Dusan Writer, one of the project coordinators. The project will actually take [...]

By: SBCheek

SBCheek — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:01:31 +0000

Amputee in the family.. coating oil pipes in a foundry to supply USA with its oil.. exploded… But all sites are veteran help sites. and all grants are research.. great for the researcher.. we should all be one.
What about the guy who needs the help?

By: Amputee support, games health research and avatar perceptions : The Metaverse Journal – Australia’s Virtual World News Service

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:43:06 +0000

[...] product, meaning that users have a greater deal of privacy to explore issues in a group context. You can also read about the project from the perspective of ADL Inc’s President, and regular virtual worlds writer, Doug Thompson [...]

By: Serious games: health games research, amputees and avatar perception

Serious games: health games research, amputees and avatar perception — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:40:42 +0000

By: Leondra

Leondra — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:57:59 +0000

WOW, got buried in my readings. This is fantastic. Have you seen what been going on at Digital Nation? (Frontline PBS) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/virtual-worlds/health-healing/

and waging war virtually- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/waging-war/immersion-training/

…the government fears flying penises (why an application of behind the firewall) as much as incoming fire.

give Hamlet a personal invite. He needs a reason to show up in his white tux. LOL

By: Merged realities – events and issues for virtual worlds : The Metaverse Journal – Australia’s Virtual World News Service

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:53:36 +0000

[...] here’s a great example of how the standalone offering is already being used (although it could just as easily have been [...]

By: Gourav

Gourav — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:19:14 +0000

I hope this project plays a significant role in bettering the lives of hundreds of brave soldiers, who sacrificed so much for their country!

By: Giulio Prisco

Giulio Prisco — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:15:08 +0000

Kudos for one of the first projects announced for Nebraska (or whatever it will be called after tomorrow). Can you elaborate on the reasons why the public Second Life would not have been a suitable platform for this project?

By: O Canada

O Canada — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:40:52 +0000

[...] go read this piece on military amputees that you would think Hamlet would cover but I guess his lame bra ass is too busy asking readers [...]

By: John Norris

John Norris — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:16:07 +0000

VAI does superior work, and it is great to see them involved in such a project.

The use of virtual worlds for peer support and education is a tremendous opportunity. I look forward to seeing how this instance evolves.