D. Yvette Wohn

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Intellect and physical appearance

June 6, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

They say that man is distinguished from animal in that he has the ability and need to know. For all the intellect that separates us from lesser creatures, however, I […]

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daily doilies

Salt ponds

June 2, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Lately, I’ve been fascinated by the shapes and colors of terrain when seen from above. When painted, they look like abstract paintings. salt ponds no. 1 (watercolor and acrylic on […]

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art & architecture

evolution of a game portal

May 30, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Kongregate is an interesting game portal, somewhat different from the other ones I’ve seen. Its manner of growth, in particular, may be a unique case study. For starters, I found […]

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::Games::

Stocks Skyrocket on Cloning News

May 28, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

On the Kosdaq, Hwang Woo-suk- or at least news regarding Hwang Woo-suk- has triggered ups and downs for the past few years. Most recently, the announcement that Hwang will clone […]

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Ownership and fairness

May 28, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Ownership. I suppose ownership has always been an issue; not only over products, but places and people as well. I find it somewhat disturbing, however, that some people are trying […]

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Laziness, DRM and Freebies

May 26, 2008by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

It’s no surprise that the cable industry is growing despite the availability of allegedly “free” content available on the Web. People want content, but they are also lazy, and sometimes […]

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::3D Virtual Worlds::, ::Cyber Culture::

Political Twittering

May 21, 2008by arcticpenguin 2 Comments

Somewhat disappointing, twittering has become more of a method of communicating what you want people to perceive you as doing instead of what you are actually doing. I find that […]

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::Cyber Culture::, being digital

Who said you’re related?

May 18, 2008by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

1. I was very angry today because I was reading a few posts in my blog and noticed that they all had a “possibly related” article link at the end. […]

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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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