As virtual avatars have become increasingly popular in recent years, current needs indicate
that “interactivity” is crucial for inducing a positive response from users towards these …

Metaverse platforms are becoming an increasingly popular form of collaboration within
virtual worlds. Such platforms provide users with the ability to build virtual worlds that can …

With the exponential growth of new technology, it is timely that social psychologists continue
to develop new and effective solutions to old but existing problems, including prejudice. One …

Current Social VR literature provides limited insight on one of the most critical behaviors for
developing and maintaining interpersonal relationships: self-disclosure. Therefore, we …

Purpose Avatars have become increasingly prevalent on brand websites, yet their impact on
consumers' use of these sites remains underexplored. The current study focuses on avatars …

This scoping review examines the broad applications, risks, and ethical challenges
associated with Extended Reality (XR) technologies, including Virtual Reality (VR) …

This study proposes a method for providing various experiential environments and
experiences by applying virtual avatars based on motion capture to produce immersive …

Social virtual reality (SVR) attempts to allow for connections akin to face-to-face
communication (Ftf). Yet, it is unclear whether the technology successfully mimics Ftf or more …

Consumer social virtual reality (VR) applications have recently started to enable social
interactions at a distance. Yet it is still relatively unknown if and to what extent such …

Advances in technology have revolutionized student recruitment strategies employed by
educational institutions. These innovations led to the adoption of virtual campus tours to …