D. Yvette Wohn

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Indigo by RM album review

February 15, 2023by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Some may be confused by this album, as it is not one sound, but more like a patchwork of different music genres. It only makes sense when approaching it with […]

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UNICEF Report

July 26, 2022by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

My research with Drs. Cha, Kwon, Hong, Yang, and Jung, that looked at the relationship between happiness and green space using satellite data was featured in a new UNICEF report. […]

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Pew Metaverse Report

July 18, 2022by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

The reputable Pew Research Center just released a report on experts’ view of the metaverse in the future. Here were my responses: [Thoughts regarding blockchain] ā€œBlockchain will make virtual assets […]

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Discussing mental health on livestreams

February 20, 2022by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

We just published our final paper (for now) about how people discuss mental health on livestreams/ in livestreaming communities! We would never recommend that livestreams replace formal therapy but they […]

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College of Computing research award

September 17, 2021by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

I was given a research award by the College of Computing which is given to one faculty every year. After several years of being married to work it was nice […]

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Designing RM Gallery

September 15, 2021by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

It was really a last minute endeavor- with just nine days left, I decided to design an art gallery that houses portraits of BTS leader Kim Nam-joon (RM) drawn by […]

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Excellent game design on BTS Run episodes 145-147

August 10, 2021by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

The team that designed the game in the #BTS Run episodes 145-7 deserves an award in game design. It is like escape room meets LARPing/social deception and is a wonderful […]

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Reflecting on IMX

June 29, 2021by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

I was general chair of IMX (ACM International Conference on Interactive Media experiences) with Vino this year and it was really hard putting together a virtual conference in the middle […]

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YvetteWohn

D.Y. Wohn, Ph.D.

Dr. Wohn (she/her) is an associate professor at NJIT and director of the Social Interaction Lab (socialinteractionlab.com). Her research is in the area of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) where she studies the characteristics and consequences of social interactions in online environments such as livestreaming, esports, virtual worlds, and social media.

Funded by the National Science Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, and Yahoo, her main projects examine 1) content moderation, online harassment and the creation/maintenance of online safe spaces, 2) social exchange in digital economies & digital patronage (creator-supporter dynamics), and 3) news consumption via social media.

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  • art & architecture
  • being digital
    • ::3D Virtual Worlds::
    • ::Cyber Culture::
    • ::Gadgets/Services::
    • ::Games::
    • ::Mobile Culture::
    • ::Social Media::
  • daily doilies
  • fashion
  • fiction:surrealism
  • food
  • journalism
  • natural science
  • politics & law
2023 Talks

1/8-11: GROUP (Hilton Head)
4/23-8: CHI (Hamburg)
5/25/-29: ICA (Toronto)

Blog Posts

  • art & architecture
  • being digital
    • ::3D Virtual Worlds::
    • ::Cyber Culture::
    • ::Gadgets/Services::
    • ::Games::
    • ::Mobile Culture::
    • ::Social Media::
  • daily doilies
  • fashion
  • fiction:surrealism
  • food
  • journalism
  • natural science
  • politics & law

Most Recent Posts

  • Indigo by RM album review
  • UNICEF Report
  • Pew Metaverse Report
  • Discussing mental health on livestreams

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