http://www.metaversehealth.com/2009/06/interview-andrew-campbell-director-of-prometheus-research-team-university-of-sydney/ Addiction, research, health in a virtual world Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:55:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.metaversehealth.com/2009/06/interview-andrew-campbell-director-of-prometheus-research-team-university-of-sydney/comment-page-1/#comment-308 The physical health impacts of virtual environments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:43:32 +0000 http://www.metaversehealth.com/?p=253#comment-308 [...] Over the past few days a product announcement and some interesting research have come together for me in illustrating some of the downsides of heavy regular use of virtual environments. I’m talking specifically about the physical impacts here: we’ve covered the psychological positives and negatives repeatedly (e.g. here and here). In regard to the psychological side, I’ve always believed the benefits and opportunities well outweigh the downsides, which is being recognised by professionals working in the area. [...] [...] Over the past few days a product announcement and some interesting research have come together for me in illustrating some of the downsides of heavy regular use of virtual environments. I’m talking specifically about the physical impacts here: we’ve covered the psychological positives and negatives repeatedly (e.g. here and here). In regard to the psychological side, I’ve always believed the benefits and opportunities well outweigh the downsides, which is being recognised by professionals working in the area. [...]

]]> http://www.metaversehealth.com/2009/06/interview-andrew-campbell-director-of-prometheus-research-team-university-of-sydney/comment-page-1/#comment-305 The physical health impacts of virtual environments : The Metaverse Journal – Australia’s Virtual World News Service Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:56:46 +0000 http://www.metaversehealth.com/?p=253#comment-305 [...] Over the past few days a product announcement and some interesting research have come together for me in illustrating some of the downsides of heavy regular use of virtual environments. I’m talking specifically about the physical impacts here: we’ve covered the psychological positives and negatives repeatedly (e.g. here and here). In regard to the psychological side, I’ve always believed the benefits and opportunities well outweigh the downsides, which is being recognised by professionals working in the area. [...] [...] Over the past few days a product announcement and some interesting research have come together for me in illustrating some of the downsides of heavy regular use of virtual environments. I’m talking specifically about the physical impacts here: we’ve covered the psychological positives and negatives repeatedly (e.g. here and here). In regard to the psychological side, I’ve always believed the benefits and opportunities well outweigh the downsides, which is being recognised by professionals working in the area. [...]

]]> http://www.metaversehealth.com/2009/06/interview-andrew-campbell-director-of-prometheus-research-team-university-of-sydney/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Interview: Andrew Campbell – Director of Prometheus Research Team, University of Sydney : The Metaverse Journal – Australia’s Virtual World News Service Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:30:52 +0000 http://www.metaversehealth.com/?p=253#comment-277 [...] (Published earlier today on Metaverse Health) [...] [...] (Published earlier today on Metaverse Health) [...]

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