title: The potential of 3-D virtual worlds in professional nursing education.
abstract: Three-dimensional (3-D) virtual worlds (VWs), such as Second Life, are actively being explored for their potential use in health care and nursing professional education and even for practice. The relevance of this e-learning innovation on a large scale for teaching students and professionals is yet to be demonstrated and variables influencing adoption, such as increased knowledge, self-directed learning, and peer collaboration, by academics, and health care professionals requires empirical research.
authors: University of San Francisco School of Nursing, USA. maggie2hansen@gmail.com
authors: Margaret M
authors: MM
authors: Hansen
authors: Peter J
authors: PJ
authors: Murray
authors: W Scott
authors: WS
authors: Erdley
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D014584:User-Computer Interface