Emotion, Embodiment and the Virtual World

This book seeks to understand emotions in the virtual world. It explores embodiment, hybridization and emotions within interactions mediated by a virtual avatar.

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Vincenzo Auriemma is PhD in sociology from the University of Salerno, Italy, and his interests are related to empathy and transdisciplinary analysis between sociology and social neuroscience. He is currently working on two researches aimed at analysing empathy within work groups and emotional embodiment in the metaverse. He collaborates with various structures and institutions to promote neurosociology in Italy. Recently, several of his articles related to the concept of embodiment in the metaverse and a monograph on empathy have been published.