the army family support center building communities and information for those left behind
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The Army Family
Support Center
Building communities and
information for those left
behind
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Project Description • The Army Family Support Center is for the families
who remain behind when a soldier deploys• Some family members are not near a military
base and do not know about programs to support them
• It provides information families can use• It provides an opportunity to build a community
not dependent on physical location by using a virtual reality (VR) environment
• It is an experiment in social interaction and information sharing and not endorsed by the U.S. Army
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Current Configuration• Existing Information rooms• Related sub-rooms
− Military Base Specific Information Rooms− Subject Specific Information rooms
Depression
Grief
Resources
As information resources develop new information rooms appear addressing specific subjects
World Weather
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Technical
• Based in ActiveWorlds• Inexpensive compared to Second Life• World wide access and secure• Small bandwidth requirement (works over a modem)• Less processing power needed • Will run as a stand alone• Available to web users but can be password protected
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Provides Dynamic Information• Centralizes information
• Capstone multiple web sites
• Sets up community validation of information
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Community• Establishs an on-line community with no bounds on location
− A PC with access to the web anywhere in the world− Free access to the virtual world
• Draw users with useful information
• Enables relationships− Validate Site− Make Friends− Share Problems− Solve Issues− Get Advice
• Allows Services− Counseling− Assistance− Direction
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Summary
• The VR Based Army Family Support Center:−Uses web based content−Establishes a community dynamic−Reaches those who are not near
military facilities−Enables formal and informal support
structures−Is inexpensive to implement