D. Yvette Wohn

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There’s a grinch at Starbucks

December 29, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

It’s not yet December but at Starbucks the Christmas season hits anybody who walks through their door like a fake snow storm . All around there are customers nursing bright […]

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::Gadgets/Services::, being digital

Hooopy: Real-time news to your desktop

November 24, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Fans of high tech may start going Hooopy. Hooopy? A Korean venture company has developed an English language service that enables people to choose Web sites, blogs, or other media […]

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::Gadgets/Services::

Moodle glitches

November 19, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Linden Lab’s recent problems with Second Life servers, as well as problems with our own Moodle server lead me to write an entry this week on the dangers of complete […]

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::Gadgets/Services::, being digital

Chinese, Apple beating Korean MP3 companies

November 8, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Small digital music player companies, lacking competitiveness in price and brand value, are losing ground to cheap products from China on the low end and Apple’s iPods on the high. […]

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Sensor chip could lead to safer homes

November 6, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute has developed a computer chip that can recognize sound and motion, perhaps paving the way for better remote inspection systems and greater safety for […]

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Fashion, high tech merge as latest hip clothes get ‘smart’

November 2, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Even clothes and shoes are going high-tech. Fashion designers now incorporate technology into making new clothes. These clothes ― sometimes called “smart clothes” ― are quickly penetrating the consumer market. […]

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Metallic handsets: the latest phone trend

October 23, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Metal ― it’s the latest fad in cell phone design. From late last year to early this year, the key word in cell phone marketing was “color.” Handset manufacturers focused […]

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Robots rock at international expo in Korea

October 19, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Machines are grabbing center stage at Robot World 2006, the first international robot exposition to be held in Korea. The event at COEX exhibition hall in southern Seoul featured EveR-1, […]

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D.Yvette 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/metaverse, 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) identity and online self-presentation

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
2025 Schedule

3/2-5: Future of Games (Dagstuhl, Germany)
4/27-5/1: CHI (Yokohama, Japan)
6/3-6: IMX (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

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

  • New research on how music fans feel about AI- generated fan content
  • Chi 2025
  • Judging for sigchi design jam
  • Op-eds in 2024

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