The rise of Web 2.0, the advent of greater bandwidth, and new technology platforms have
made it possible to extend the range of focus-group research to the online environment. This …

Avatars are growing in popularity and present in many interfaces used for computer-
mediated communication (CMC) including social media, e-commerce, and education …

For decades, scholars have predicted that videoconference technology will disrupt the
practice of commuting daily to and from work and will change the way people socialize. In …

Virtual environments, such as online games and web-based chat rooms, increasingly allow
us to alter our digital self-representations dramatically and easily. But as we change our self …

The emergence of social neuroscience has significantly advanced our understanding of the
relationship that exists between social processes and their neurobiological underpinnings …

This article illustrates the utility of using virtual environments to transform social interaction
via behavior and context, with the goal of improving learning in digital environments. We first …

In this article, we provide the nontechnical reader with a fundamental understanding of the
components of virtual reality (VR) and a thorough discussion of the role VR has played in …

Social robots have to potential to serve as personal, organizational, and public assistants as,
for instance, diet coaches, teacher's aides, and emergency respondents. The success of …

During conversations, speakers establish their and others' participant roles (who participates
in the conversation and in what capacity)--or" footing" as termed by Goffman-using gaze …

The goal of the present review is to explain how immersive virtual environment technology
(IVET) can be used for the study of social interactions and how the use of virtual humans in …