D. Yvette Wohn

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Category Archives: being digital

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

Avatars get facial expressions

December 7, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Here’s something that will take us closer to a SnowCrash scenario: avatars are getting facial expressions. Now, maybe, my avatar will look less stupid.

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::3D Virtual Worlds::

Do good by not doing anything

December 5, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

You want to make the world a better place, but you’re sort of lazy. What if I told you you could make a difference without doing anything? I know that […]

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::Gadgets/Services::

News in the age of Web 2.0

December 4, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Reporting in the age of web 2.0 has a new element: aggregating information from first-hand online sources and presenting it in an orderly fashion. First-hand online sources used to be […]

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::Cyber Culture::, journalism

Me loves Goo

December 4, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

World of Goo is a great game, and I’ve just posted a review of it.

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::Games::

Google Maps Finally Debuts in Korea

November 25, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Google finally announced the release of Google Maps in South Korea today. Google Maps has been available in many parts of the world, but was not available in Korea because […]

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::Gadgets/Services::

Taking responsibility for web content

November 25, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

A 19-year old living in Florida who went by the screen name of CandyJunkie overdosed on pills while broadcasting himself in real time. This webcast went on for hours on […]

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::Cyber Culture::

Metrocard is not sufficient evidence

November 19, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

The NYT carries a story about how a man’s Metrocard history acts as a “silent witness” but this evidence is only misleading and capable of being planned. A Metrocard is […]

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::Gadgets/Services::

Biased video game studies

November 17, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

What annoys me about studies conducted on the violence factor of video games is that the researchers can’t overcome their bias towards games and make such an effort to label […]

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::Games::

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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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