Empowerment through online gaming


	Empowerment through online gaming

JohnWaterman

7-25-2009 4:30 PM

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disability, gaming, second life. empowerment, comic-con

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Comic-Con 2009

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7-28-2009 2:06 AM

billyandrews

Aside from being the most sought leisure activity, online games also provide therapeutic effect to those gamers with disability. Since they can't indulge themselves with outdoor activities to release that adrenaline rush, these online games are the best alternatives. I bet Virginia can farm wow gold on World of Warcraft for long hours and do the things she can't in the real world. I'm sure that this improves her recursive and proactive thinking and helps her to become more sociable.

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