Therapy and The Metaverse: Second Life and The Changing Conditions of Therapy For Convalescent and Chronically Ill Users
Paperback, 124 pages
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Therapy and The Metaverse examines the therapeutic impact of 3D Massively Multi-User Virtual Environments (MMVE’s), specifically Second Life, on convalescent and chronically ill users. Two main results surfaced through examining three distinct virtual spaces and their users: a new form of complimentary therapy and a relationship between ‘virtual’ and ‘real’ well-being has been established. The first point explores how virtual worlds provide therapy forms outside of traditional and formalized setting with a medical professional or facilitator. The second point considers how virtual activities and therapies intersect with ‘real’ physical and emotional reactions. This research sheds light on a new frontier of therapeutic activities that facilitate a psychological and physical rehabilitative process through the social virtual environment Second Life.
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