D. Yvette Wohn

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Category Archives: being digital

About cyberspace, games, digital life, Second Life, etc.

Government in Virtual Worlds

April 19, 2009by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Is it ironic that the Internet is a free, open environment, close to anarchy when it comes to the governance of web sites, and yet the more successful ones tend […]

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::Cyber Culture::

Boo…First Circuit says no to webcast

April 17, 2009by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

At JFB, we took a hard blow today (oh, it’s 3a.m. so that technically makes it yesterday) when the First Circuit said ‘no’ to internet in the courtroom. (Here’s a […]

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::Cyber Culture::, politics & law

Shii– the Wii for Women

April 14, 2009by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

A funny skit from the Belgian comedy M!LF… Because women, of course, love to keep house, give blowjobs, and talk on the phone… and we can never get enough practice.

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::Games::

Simple and not-so-simple answer to future of newspapers

April 12, 2009by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

My dad was in town for a conference last week and so we went down to New Haven to see my sister for a few hours, where most of the […]

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::Cyber Culture::, journalism

FCOL, Saul Hansell

April 5, 2009by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

By far, Saul Hansell is one of the coolest writers for the NYT bits blog– when he doesn’t act like a total JERK, that is. The jerk attitude comes out […]

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::Mobile Culture::

Why is Internet Slow When it Rains?

April 3, 2009by arcticpenguin 27 Comments

Why is the Internet so ***ing slow when it rains? When it’s raining, I like staying indoors and eating something hot and crispy while watching TV. I watch my TV […]

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::Gadgets/Services::

Will Rockfree become the Club Audition of the US?

March 31, 2009by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Rockfree is like Rock Band online, only you’re using the keys to navigate instead of an actual instrument. While it has potential because it doesn’t have that many competitors, I […]

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::Games::

Wikipedia

March 27, 2009by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

I thought Jonathan Zittrain was a huge fan of Wikipedia because he talks about it so extensively in his book, but his crush is nothing compared to that of Andrew […]

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::Cyber Culture::, daily doilies

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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
2026 Schedule

4/13-17: CHI (Barcelona)
4/19-23: Social XR @CWI (Amsterdam)
6/4-6: ICA (Capetown)
7/26-30: HCI International (Montreal)

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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