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Swine Flu School Panic? NGC Now Offers Sick Day Media

November 16, 2009 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

Nov. 16, 2009 Tune into the way back machine to get some pertinent media wisdom for today’s H1N1 pandemic scaring the stuffing out of young kids. See the poster at left? It was produced in 1939 at the beginning of WWII as a precautionary poster to quell panic and stiffen resolve if the Nazis succeeded in invading Great Britain. Though never used, it can teach us a lot … [Read more...]

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Health2.0: Hunting Cryptic Cryptids in Cryptozoo!

October 8, 2009 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

Oct. 8, 2009 As we observe October as health month in multiple media iterations of kids' mental and physical well-being, it's fitting that I've been away covering the excitement at Health2.0 this week. What's it all about? To me, the Health2.0 conference is ideally a place where innovation technology collides with human needs in ambitious acceleration of fast-track … [Read more...]

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Consider This: Virtual Worlds In Institutional Settings

May 7, 2009 by Amy Jussel 2 Comments

May 7, 2009 See this smiling face? Meet my goddaughter, Lara, who recently turned 12. We gifted her an Elf Island 'virtual world' membership for 'premium content' as part of her B-Day celebration. Why? 1.) It was one of the few things I KNEW she didn't have (living afar and gift-guessing is dicey) 2.) She's a VERY social only child who loves to chat and make new friends 3.) … [Read more...]

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Therapeutic Impacts of Virtual Worlds: Using New Media Positively

May 5, 2009 by Amy Jussel 14 Comments

Aug. 8, 2016 Please pitch in to add your data/case studies from VR pain management to VR for psychiatric use and more... ...Currently working on an update about positive media innovation including tips/tactics for the "sandwich generation" of parents providing eldercare and am thrilled to see virtual reality being tested in senior living communities among startups like … [Read more...]

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In Bed With Branding: Virtual Worlds Pair With Children’s Hospitals

May 3, 2009 by Amy Jussel 4 Comments

May 3, 2009 What's with all the children's hospitals partnering and news-making so much as of late? This spring, “Operation Teen Book Drop” gave bed bound kids across the country over 8000 titles from young adult book publishers to support Teen Literature Day, sponsored by YALSA, readergirlz, and GuysLitWire. A tad earlier, Dell Children’s Medical Center in Texas became … [Read more...]

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