Emotion, Embodiment and the Virtual World
Interactions within the Virtualization Process of Life
1st Edition
Published on 22. October 2024
144 pages
978-1-040-18464-6 (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.
The work aims to contribute to reflection within the sociology of emotion, creating a line of continuity that starts from the classical concept of empathy, passing through its virtualization and arriving at the transformation of everyday life online. Therefore, this work lends itself as a starting proposition, analysing different themes, from online emotions to sex, from the virtualization of bodies to their veneration, and from the internet of things to the internet of life.
Examining emotions such as empathy, love, anger, and fear in the virtual world, it uses the metaverse as a case study for human cognitive and emotional embodiment mediated by avatars. This book will appeal to scholars and students interested in the sociology of emotion, the sociology of innovation, interaction, science and technology studies, media studies, and game studies.
The work aims to contribute to reflection within the sociology of emotion, creating a line of continuity that starts from the classical concept of empathy, passing through its virtualization and arriving at the transformation of everyday life online. Therefore, this work lends itself as a starting proposition, analysing different themes, from online emotions to sex, from the virtualization of bodies to their veneration, and from the internet of things to the internet of life.
Examining emotions such as empathy, love, anger, and fear in the virtual world, it uses the metaverse as a case study for human cognitive and emotional embodiment mediated by avatars. This book will appeal to scholars and students interested in the sociology of emotion, the sociology of innovation, interaction, science and technology studies, media studies, and game studies.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-040-18464-6 (9781040184646)
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Interactions within the Virtualization Process of Life
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Person
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
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
