A day in my Second Life
That's me in the middle with my back to you--not sure who the guy is levitating next to me, but you can do that if you feel like it. Anyway, on Saturday I met Berci and an international mix of medical students in Second Life at the Ann Meyers Medical Center for an intern meeting. Some members of the group seemed to be acquainted with one another, others were there for the first time. I did not have much of a chance to explore the center, but I hope to in the future. We met in a conference room where the session leader "Vera" presented a patient case and engaged the group in a question/answer brainstorming. After a while it felt like you were actually in a live meeting, even though communication was done via keyboard. While discussion was going on some were using web resources to research the signs and symptoms; something that might have seemed rude in a live meeting, but totally behind the scenes in this setting. The patient case discussion lasted for about an hour; some general discussion about the value and what could be done to improve the experience ensued. Some agreed that voice would add a lot to an encounter like this. Everyone seemed to enjoy the case challenge. I still have a lot of questions about AMMC, and I hope to learn more from Berci and the other AMMC collaborators.
More about Second Life:
- Artificial Intelligence in Second Life
- State-of-the art hospital opens in Second Life
- Play2Train in Second Life
