D. Yvette Wohn

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Category Archives: being digital

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

No games for Vista

March 11, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

As an avid PC game player it annoys me that Vista can’t run most of the games that were made for XP, 2000, etc. Sure, the ones that are being […]

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::Games::

Harry Potter shows the future of newspapers.

January 28, 2008by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

Many think of Harry Potter as a being a fictional character and his magical world one that doesn’t exist. The world depicted in Harry Potter, however, shows many aspects of […]

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being digital, journalism

Environmentally-friendly architecture

November 12, 2007by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

These days, there is all this talk about environmentally-friendly architecture. I guess it all depends on what you consider is “environmentally-friendly” but this art gallery building, located in the Chelsea […]

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::Gadgets/Services::

Playing CSI in SL

November 4, 2007by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

I went into Second Life to find the killer from the Oct. 24 episode of CSI:NY. The episode was quite interesting, although it made Second Life seemed way cooler than […]

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::3D Virtual Worlds::

Don’t get mad, get freeware and get even

August 23, 2007by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

It’s been quite a while since the Internet became the unofficial agora of the 21st century, but Web users are now expressing themselves on cyberspace through more than just text […]

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::Games::

The hottest sports action in Korea is computerized

August 13, 2007by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Some of the hottest sporting action this summer is taking place on computer screens. Crowds of thousands lined the beaches in Busan and Seoul’s Olympic Park recently for separate computer […]

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::Games::

Early gatherings for Koreans in SL

August 11, 2007by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Hyun, an active builder/member of the Korean SL community, held a casual meeting in Second Life, which was interestingly done simultaneously with Naver chat/voice. This was because SL voice was […]

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::3D Virtual Worlds::

Stars wanted: Agencies scouring the Web

July 23, 2007by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Agencies are aiming to find fresh new talent through UCC, but industry insiders question how ‘fresh’ the idea actually is. Agencies and companies seeking “stars” are increasingly conducting auditions that […]

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::Cyber Culture::

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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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