D. Yvette Wohn

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Porn Industry Needs Bailout??

January 7, 2009by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

The porn industry is asking for a bailout. For crying out loud. Joe Francis, maker of Girls Gone Wild, and Larry Flynt, founder of Hustler, are asking for a $5 […]

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daily doilies

The Future of Media?

January 6, 2009by arcticpenguin 2 Comments

For the new year I feel obliged to write about something semi-serious, or rather something professional, something other than superficial things like astrology or shopping, both of which have important […]

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being digital, journalism

Bad bits

January 5, 2009by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Where I draw the line: The phone app that lets your “friends” know your location is where I draw the line. Sure, it can be used in a lot of […]

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Visit to the Sackler

January 2, 2009by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

The Fogg is closed for renovation, so I went to the Sackler Museum, which is where Harvard is having its “best of best” pieces on display. I walk by the […]

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art & architecture

The Phantom Returns

December 30, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

As much as I am a fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber and intrigued by the Phantom of the Opera (both the novel and the musical) I couldn’t help but feel […]

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art & architecture

Craigslist as a stress reliever

December 29, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Whenever I feel extremely stressed or bored, I go to Craigslist personals for a good laugh. The Boston personals are a little more serious than New York ones, which lean […]

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daily doilies

Polar Bear and Penguin

December 29, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

We live in the same white world, Enjoying the crisp cold air and the snow crunching beneath our feet Watching the stars circle around us Yet there are no chances […]

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fiction:surrealism

Does copyright promote art?

December 29, 2008by arcticpenguin 5 Comments

A few months ago in a class about copyright in the digital era, Prof. Harry Lewis pointed out a wonderful quote by Thomas Jefferson. If nature has made any one […]

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art & architecture, politics & law

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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
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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