D. Yvette Wohn

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Category Archives: being digital

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

Stop blaming the Internet

June 14, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

I do wish people would stop talking about the Internet as if it is a beast with a mind of its own. While it is true that the Internet cannot […]

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being digital

Mad crowd opposing mad cows

June 8, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

The ongoing mass protests regarding the import of U.S. beef is becoming a “culture” that I strongly oppose. (They are not opposed to all U.S. beef. Just those that are […]

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::Cyber Culture::

evolution of a game portal

May 30, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Kongregate is an interesting game portal, somewhat different from the other ones I’ve seen. Its manner of growth, in particular, may be a unique case study. For starters, I found […]

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::Games::

Laziness, DRM and Freebies

May 26, 2008by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

It’s no surprise that the cable industry is growing despite the availability of allegedly “free” content available on the Web. People want content, but they are also lazy, and sometimes […]

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::3D Virtual Worlds::, ::Cyber Culture::

Political Twittering

May 21, 2008by arcticpenguin 2 Comments

Somewhat disappointing, twittering has become more of a method of communicating what you want people to perceive you as doing instead of what you are actually doing. I find that […]

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::Cyber Culture::, being digital

AV content in newspapers?

May 12, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

In the ongoing quest to find a good model of newspapers in the digital age, I want to address two failed brainchilds: the audio slideshow and the narrated video. According […]

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being digital, journalism

Posh Geek

May 6, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

I hereby categorize myself as a “posh geek.” (See previous post “What kind of geek am I?”) As is with everything, the concept is not entirely new.  Mwahaha PS. Thanks to Lexie […]

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being digital

Friendship on Facebook

May 6, 2008by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

One of the most disturbing elements in Facebook is vocubulary, and that it names your connections as “friends”. On the web, the definition of friend is different from that in […]

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::Cyber Culture::, being digital

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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::
    • ::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
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