D. Yvette Wohn

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Korea allows research on human embryos, but Hwang Woo-suk doesn’t get to do it

April 29, 2009by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Spurred by the Obama administration’s lift on a previous ban on human embryonic stem cell research in the United State, South Korea is also lifting its ban, the JoongAng Daily. […]

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daily doilies, natural science

Breeding in Games and Morality

April 23, 2009by arcticpenguin 4 Comments

When you think of it in real life, breeding is a complicated thing that requires time, money, and in many cases, emotional involvement. Any effort made by human beings to […]

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::Games::

Government in Virtual Worlds

April 19, 2009by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Is it ironic that the Internet is a free, open environment, close to anarchy when it comes to the governance of web sites, and yet the more successful ones tend […]

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::Cyber Culture::

Hunting for brooches

April 17, 2009by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

During the past month, I lost two beloved Swarovski brooches– both at airports. One was a geometric cluster of three ovals, the other was kind of like a twig of […]

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fashion

Boo…First Circuit says no to webcast

April 17, 2009by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

At JFB, we took a hard blow today (oh, it’s 3a.m. so that technically makes it yesterday) when the First Circuit said ‘no’ to internet in the courtroom. (Here’s a […]

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::Cyber Culture::, politics & law

Shii– the Wii for Women

April 14, 2009by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

A funny skit from the Belgian comedy M!LF… Because women, of course, love to keep house, give blowjobs, and talk on the phone… and we can never get enough practice.

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::Games::

Hyperlocal News Needs Social Networking

April 13, 2009by arcticpenguin 2 Comments

I’ve argued for some time that hyperlocal news is the future of newspapers and today’s article in the NYT points out several ventures that are trying out this model. These […]

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journalism

Cyborgs and sexy cold-hearted women with British accents

April 12, 2009by arcticpenguin 3 Comments

Season 2 of the Sarah Conner Chronicles was pretty blah (I’ve probably written about this before). There was too much drama– like Battlestar Galactica can be Days of Our Lives […]

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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
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    • ::Cyber Culture::
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    • ::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
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