Facial expression of emotion is crucial to social interaction and emotion regulation;
therefore, altered facial expressivity can be a contributing factor in social isolation, difficulties …

In recent years, many studies have shown that perceiving other individuals' direct gaze has
robust effects on various attentional and cognitive processes. However, considerably less …

Purpose In the context of a profound digital transformation, the need for social interactivity is
becoming fundamental for consumers on e-commerce sites. It allows them to interact with …

Over the years, the various mediums available for storytelling have progressively expanded,
from spoken to written word, then to film, and now to Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented …

In this chapter, we provide a review of conversational agents (CAs), discussing chatbots,
intended for casual conversation with a user, as well as task-oriented agents that generally …

Previous research has shown that eye contact, in human-human interaction, elicits
increased affective and attention related psychophysiological responses. In the present …

Experimental research into emotion has struggled with the lack of ecological validity of the
testing paradigms. One potential way to deal with that issue is through the use of virtual …

The advent of the Internet has led to the emergence of online advertising, which has
benefited marketing organizations of all sizes. However, the emergence of digital natives as …

Many studies have been conducted to find approaches to overcome the Uncanny Valley.
However, the focus on the influence of the robot's appearance leaves a big missing part: the …

Purpose The rapid progress of information and communication technologies enables
business creators to access a wide variety of tools. These tools facilitate electronic …