Immersive virtual reality (VR) that utilizes head-mounted displays (HMD) is one of the key
emerging technologies of the 21st century and has drawn keen attention from consumers …

Social presence, or the feeling of being there with a “real” person, is a crucial component of
interactions that take place in virtual reality. This paper reviews the concept, antecedents …

The Metaverse has the potential to form the next pervasive computing archetype that can
transform many aspects of work and life at a societal level. Despite the many forecasted …

When people are in emotional distress, they often seek support. Virtual humans may provide
unique and complementary benefits to human support provision, given that virtual humans …

Context: Increased attention has been placed on the role of technological artefacts in the
promotion of prosocial behaviours. However, up to this date, there is still no systematic …

Four studies (total valid N= 643) examined whether ostracism increases people's political
conspiracy beliefs through heightened vulnerability and whether self-affirmation intervention …

Swipe-based dating apps characteristically provide quantitative social feedback in the form
of matches. Surveys suggest a link between dating app success and well-being, but the …

ABSTRACT The proliferation of Virtual Reality (VR) over the past decades has introduced a
tool to research that holds the promise of providing a means to overcoming drawbacks of …

Robot-Robot-Human Interaction is an emerging field, holding the potential to reveal social
effects involved in human interaction with more than one robot. We tested if an interaction …

Anxiety disorders are one of the most prevalent mental disorders in children and
adolescents which may effectively be treated by several forms of exposure therapy. An …