1. Joan Cowdery, PhD

2. What is
http://www.secondlife.com

3. http://www.secondlife.com
Online virtual world (Developed in 2003)
Inhabited by approx 15 million residents from around the world.
Web 2.0 social networking technology
Simultaneously shared space
Fosters real time social interaction
Gives users a sense of presence
Self representation through the creation and use of 3‐D Avatars

4. Avatars

5. Pnut Flores

6. Orientation Island

7. EMU Stage and Signs

8. Intervention Space

9. The Health Educator: Ms. Howlett

10. Focus Group Interviews

11. Health in Second Life
Health Info Island
NLM
CDC

12. Second Life Locations
Healthinfo Island Path of Support
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/111/92/22
Teaching 6
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Teaching%206/148/146/23
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Teaching%206/148/146/23
Medical Library
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Healthinfo%20Island/172/209/26