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Category Archives: ::Games::

Online gamers can win extras over Chuseok

October 4, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

For online games, which must constantly update events to cater to the large number of users, it is perhaps natural that this week, most of the games available on the […]

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Battle of the consoles at Tokyo Game Show

September 27, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Although Nintendo was not an official participant of the Tokyo Game Show, which took place this past weekend, it still ended up being a three-way battle. Sony Computer Entertainment’s PlayStation […]

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Game firms swoop down on Tokyo to show wares

September 20, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Now in its 10th year, the Tokyo Game Show begins on Friday at the Makuhari Messe exhibition hall in Chiba, on the outskirts of Tokyo. The three-day event will be […]

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Shake it online, and maybe find love

September 13, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Koreans love both dancing and the Internet, so it’s no surprise many these days are doing both simultaneously. At the forefront of the race, “Audition” is the dance-game leader. In […]

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Online personas lead to an offline wedding

September 6, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Due to the increasing convergence of online chatting and gaming, Internet games have long served as a form of cyber-dating. As gaming becomes a more integral part of the lives […]

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Summer is here, and gamers are being lured outdoors

August 9, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

With schools out for summer vacation, game companies are targeting younger players by hosting offline events. On Saturday, Gravity, the publisher of the popular cartoon-style role-playing game “Ragnarok Online”, will […]

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Sex, violence, politics find a way into games

August 2, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Sex, violence, politics find a way into games New laws allow game makers to tell the rating board how far games go. The fact that a game involves fighting with […]

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Mario gets ready to jump into the Korean market

July 5, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Some interesting news for the small yet growing number of console gamers in Korea: Nintendo is going to open an office here. Believe it or not, the company has operations […]

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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

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  • being digital
    • ::3D Virtual Worlds::
    • ::Cyber Culture::
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    • ::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
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