Second Life as a Virtual Hospital


	Second Life as a Virtual Hospital
lmikowychok
5-5-2009 3:09 PM
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lmikowychok says:
Too cool.
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		An avatar approaches a virtual patient in a hospital inside the  online world Second Life.
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<P> It's an interactive, hands-on learning experience -- and none of it is real.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/30/doctors.second.life/index.html"><DIV class="cnnSnapShotHeader" id="cnnBrandingBanner">
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