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Category Archives: ::Games::

Cultural differences in how we play social network games

April 21, 2012by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

My colleague Yu-Hao and I have a new article out in Computers in Human Behavior about how cultural orientation affects people’s motivations to play social network games and how they […]

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Designing games for pigs (and humans!): Interview with team behind the “Playing with Pigs” project

January 24, 2012by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

Check out my interview with designers/researchers of Pig Chase at Play As Life: Designing games for pigs (and humans!): Interview with team behind the “Playing with Pigs” project.

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Are parents (not videogames) making kids violent?

January 8, 2012by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

The media is constantly blaming violent video games, claiming that they make children violent. Although there is not much scientific evidence proving this is true– some people would argue that […]

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An underlying explanation for why Zynga risks talent drain

November 28, 2011by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

This NYT article talks about how the aggressive culture at Zynga may pressure employees to leave. In short, the article suggests that employees of Zynga are unhappy because of: Long […]

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The Sims Social: Where do you draw the line at “love”?

September 2, 2011by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

(cross-posted on Play As Life) Let’s talk about faux-social: if you thought Zynga was being “bad” by encouraging social interactions among players, EA should be arrested for making social interactions […]

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Casual Connect: Live-blogging, reflections on Sean Ryans’ talk

July 19, 2011by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

I’m currently at Casual Connect, an industry conference for casual game developers. I’m here as a photographer, but mostly attending sessions that pique my interest as a researcher. Here are […]

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Stupidest question in the world: Do violent games make kids violent?

July 7, 2011by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

I don’t do research on games and violence, but I can’t help but get so annoyed when I read about so-called “disputes” on whether or not violent games make kids […]

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Asian wave changing look of online games (2004)

June 13, 2011by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

Ed: I was extremely disappointed to find out that the archives of my old articles when I was writing at the JoongAng Daily-International Herald Tribune have been wiped. Digital death! […]

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YvetteWohn

D.Y. Wohn, Ph.D.

Dr. Wohn 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 role of algorithms and social interactions in livestreaming, esports, gaming, 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 of safe spaces, 2) social exchange in digital economies, which include the transactions of emotional, informational, and financial support, and 3) news consumption via social media.

2021 Conferences/ Talks

1/8-10: Hicss
5/27-31: ICA
6/21-23: IMX

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