The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research has just published its latest issue at http://jvwresearch.org. We invite you to explore the latest in research on 3D Virtual Worlds for Health and Healthcare. Yours, Jeremiah Spence Editor, Journal of Virtual Worlds Research jeremiah.spence@jvwresearch.org -------------------------------------------- Journal of Virtual Worlds Research Vol. 2, No. 2 - 3D Virtual Worlds for Health and Healthcare Editor's Corner Musings on the State of '3-D Virtual Worlds for Health and Healthcare' in 2009 Maria Toro-Troconis, Maged N. Kamel Boulos Invited Articles Virtual Worlds in Health Care Higher Education Constance M Johnson, Allison A Vorderstrasse, Ryan Shaw Peer Reviewed Research Papers The Growth and Direction of Healthcare Support Groups in Virtual Worlds John Robert Norris Development of a Virtual Reality Coping Skills Game to Prevent Post-Hospitalization Smoking Relapse in Tobacco Dependent Cancer Patients Paul Krebs, Jack Burkhalter, Shireen Lewis, Tinesha Hendrickson, Ophelia Chiu, Paul Fearn, Wendy Perchick, Jamie Ostroff Does this Avatar Make Me Look Fat? Obesity and Interviewing in Second Life Elizabeth Dean, Sarah Cook, Michael Keating, Joe Murphy Research Papers Development and Evaluation of Health and Wellness Exhibits at the Jefferson Occupational Therapy Education Center in Second Life Susan Toth-Cohen, Therese Gallagher Research-in-Brief Papers Development of Virtual Patient Simulations for Medical Education Douglas R Danforth, Mike Procter, Richard Chen, Mary Johnson, Robert Heller "Think Pieces" Virtual Worlds, Collective Responses and Responsibilities in Health Rashid M Kashani, Anne Roberts, Ray Jones, Maged N. Kamel Boulos Pitfalls in 3-D Virtual Worlds Health Project Evaluations: The Trap of Drug-trial-style Media Comparative Studies Maged N. Kamel Boulos, Inocencio Maramba Towards a virtual doctor-patient relationship: Understanding virtual patients. Vanessa Gamboa González Editor-in-Chief's Corner Cultural Identity in Virtual Reality (VR): A Case Study of a Muslim Woman with hijab in Second Life(SL) Methal Mohammed Shaping the ‘Public Sphere’ in Second Life: Architectures of the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election Annabel Jane Wharton