The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread rapidly across the globe,1 and yet media coverage of has decreased since initial flurry attention received during beginning crisis in early 2020. Despite this decrease, public remains high, relative public's other issues, appears have largely been supplanted displaced rather than combined connected with paid climate change societal challenges.

This paper concerns the use of new media technologies, including virtual worlds and web 2.0, for on-line collaborative activities, and specifically for the provision of expert advice about the response to large-scale crises. Internet technologies in general offer rich possibilities for interactions involving remote experts; however, the diversity, novelty and power of these technologies are suc...