There is little question of the social, cultural and economic importance of video games in the
world today, with gaming now rivalling the movie and music sectors as a major leisure …

Students with disabilities experience unique challenges in college. Whereas universities
offer support services to students with disabilities, students typically must disclose their …

Facebook is not only a virtual space to commune with the living, it is also a place to honor,
memorialize, and engage in dialogs with the deceased. This study examines 550 memorial …

In the virtual world, people can reconstruct their identity the way they want with avatars.
Many expect the high degree of freedom in avatar customization will give new chances to …

Communication-oriented Internet technologies and activities such as social media sites and
blogs, have become an important component of community and employment participation …

This book is about communicating for health and social change. With a clear focus on public
health and health promotion practice, it provides a unique introduction to media and cultural …

In this paper, we present the results of a multi-year study of the social computing practices of
179 adolescents (Mage= 12.4 years, SD= 1.3; range: 10-14) living in a majority-minority …

The Metaverse is the three-dimensional iteration of the Internet, a perpetual open web of
persistent, networked environments merging physical reality with digital virtuality. Science …

Social Virtual Reality (VR) platforms have surged in popularity in recent years, including
among people with disabilities (PWD). Previous research has documented accessibility …

People with disabilities are one of the targeted groups that have social participation
restrictions due to the disabling barriers that exist in real world physical and social …