D. Yvette Wohn

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Category Archives: being digital

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

Podcasts aren’t just about technology

November 7, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

It is amazing and ironic, that while many media has changed over the years, radio has actually “coming back” but in a different form, aided by new technology. Indeed there was a time […]

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being digital

Sensor chip could lead to safer homes

November 6, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

The Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute has developed a computer chip that can recognize sound and motion, perhaps paving the way for better remote inspection systems and greater safety for […]

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::Gadgets/Services::

Wrong Date

November 6, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

T had made reservations at a restaurant, which involved a “real” waiter, but I was busy and couldn’t make it. Several days later, I tried to make it up by […]

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::3D Virtual Worlds::, being digital

Dinosaur Park

November 3, 2006by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

  Having to find a laboratory to stage a mad scientist scene for the Ed Wood Machinima Festival (which I didn’t end up submitting to because my nose was clogged […]

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::3D Virtual Worlds::

Group meeting

November 2, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

I am so behind in my posts- the past week has been terrible, what with recovering from the flu and extra work because we were one person short. Figured, however, […]

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being digital

Fashion, high tech merge as latest hip clothes get ‘smart’

November 2, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Even clothes and shoes are going high-tech. Fashion designers now incorporate technology into making new clothes. These clothes ― sometimes called “smart clothes” ― are quickly penetrating the consumer market. […]

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::Gadgets/Services::

New Friends

November 1, 2006by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

I’ve had the honor of meeting several new friends in SL. Thoem is the representative of  a radio station in SL. We met at a 50% clearance sale at Pixel Dolls and she […]

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::3D Virtual Worlds::

Brains of pro-gamers function differently

November 1, 2006by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

All hard-core gaming fans, at some point, have probably wanted to give up work or study to become full-time gamers. It seems like the perfect job: playing games all day […]

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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

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  • 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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