D. Yvette Wohn

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Francis Coppola Diamond Collection Green Label Syrah-Shiraz 2006

March 18, 2011by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

A young girl is running across a field of small berries, with a slight summer breeze blowing her hair and her white frock. The ground is damp and there is […]

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Socrates had it right: Why feedback is key for productivity

March 13, 2011by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

The NYT just published an article that describes Google’s findings on what makes a good boss: rather than technical expertise — bosses who made time for one-on-one meetings, who helped […]

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We need gummy bear vitamin games

March 5, 2011by arcticpenguin 3 Comments

We need games that are like gummy bear vitamins. Games that you would play regardless of the beneficial effects. I’ve ranted about this a few times before (e.g., here and […]

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::Cyber Culture::, ::Games::

Learning on the edge with social media

February 28, 2011by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

(Liveblogging from symposium on learning with social media at HICSS Case study of Social media use in classrooms * Building Amazon webstore in 10 weeks with Amazon inventory and promoting […]

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::Social Media::

Disney acquired Togetherville: Security concerns and how children use social network sites

February 25, 2011by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Disney just acquired Togetherville, a social network site for kids that is linked with Facebook. If the parents have a Facebook account, they can create a Togetherville account for their […]

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Press release for social games paper

February 22, 2011by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

The social games paper I presented at HICSS was bumped up from the department PR office to university relations, which posted this press release today. The group took a couple […]

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Crime dramas bash Facebook

February 16, 2011by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Given the popularity of social network sites, I suppose it’s common sense that they become subjects of interest for television dramas, but I was somewhat surprised by two episodes that […]

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::Social Media::

Lessons to be learned from Bem’s ESP article

January 14, 2011by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

Daryl Bem, a psychologist at Cornell University, has a fascinating article in press (which means it is yet to be published) at the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (I […]

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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
2025 Schedule

3/2-5: Future of Games (Dagstuhl, Germany)
4/27-5/1: CHI (Yokohama, Japan)
6/3-6: IMX (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

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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