A Decade of Research on the Use of Three-Dimensional Virtual Worlds in Health Care: A Systematic Literature Review

BackgroundA three-dimensional virtual world (3DVW) is a computer-simulated electronic 3D virtual environment that users can explore, inhabit, communicate, and interact with via avatars, which are graphical representations of the users. Since the early 2000s, 3DVWs have emerge...

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Main Authors: Ghanbarzadeh, Reza, Ghapanchi, Amir Hossein, Blumenstein, Michael, Talaei-Khoei, Amir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2014-02-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:http://www.jmir.org/2014/2/e47/