Companies Plan Joint Venture for High-Tech Aging in Place Education

PRLog (Press Release) - Aug 11, 2008 -
AgeInPlace.com (http://ageinplace.com), a property of Florida-based Age In Place Networks, LLC and Internet destination for aging in place information, is partnering with Maui AgeWave LLC (mauiagewave.com) and Virtual Ability, Inc. (virtualability.org) to explore the use of the virtual world called Second Life for the creation of an educational resource for Baby Boomers about aging in place. Second Life is an immersive, Internet-based digital world that opened to the public in 2003 and is filled with people, communities, entertainment and marketplaces.

Age In Place Networks, LLC has an agreement tp partner with Maui Agewave and Virtual Ability,Inc. to plan and obtain funding for a series of learning modules within a dedicated baby boomers space on Second Life. These virtual destinations will advance consumer knowledge of the aging in place concept, as well as the role of emerging new personal health technologies and health information exchanges in maintaining health and wellness.

Companies and nonprofits interested in participating in this Second Life venture are invited to contact Mark Hager, partner of Age In Place Networks, LLC at 865-456-3407 or email mark@ageinplace.com.

To learn more about the companies mentioned here, please visit their web sites at AgeInPlace.com, VirtualAbility.org, MauiAgeWave.com and secondlife.com.

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