Emotion, Embodiment and the Virtual World
Interactions within the Virtualization Process of Life
1st Edition
Published on 30. January 2026
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Paperback/Softback
146 pages
978-1-032-57616-9 (ISBN)
Description
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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Emotion, Embodiment and the Virtual World
Interactions within the Virtualization Process of Life
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Interactions within the Virtualization Process of Life
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Interactions within the Virtualization Process of Life
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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.
Content
Part I: Overview
Introduction
1. Embodiment and Avatars, Analysis and Investigation in the Virtual World
Part II: Emotions, Relationships and Interactions, the Virtualization of Lives
2. Empathy and technology: Virtualized emotions, haptic feedback and virtualization of the body
3. Love, Digital Sexuality and Artificial Intelligence
4. Anger and Fear in the Virtualized World
Part III: Virtualization and Society: Virtual Squares, Languages and Modes of Interaction
5. Languages and Slang: The Twitch generation
6. Social Emotions on the Internet
7. Representation of Daily Life Online
Part IV: The Other Side of Virtualization: Risks and Dangers in the Virtual World
8. Virtual City: Lawlessness and Discrimination
9. Dark Web and Deep Web
Conclusions