D. Yvette Wohn

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Why did people care more about Paris than Beirut? How social media influences reality

November 17, 2015by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

In response to a major outcry about the unfairness of media coverage on non-Paris terrorist attacks Max Fisher on Vox has a great post on whether or not the media […]

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Attending Grace Hopper and Thinking Beyond “Lean In”

October 20, 2015by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

One of my undergraduate research assistants and I had a great time at the 2015 Grace Hopper conference for women in computing. This was the first time for both of us, […]

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Richard Prince Does it Again

May 29, 2015by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Richard Prince, the lord of repurposing other people’s artwork, has done it again. I’ve written about his work a couple times before (here, and here) but this time, Prince took […]

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::Cyber Culture::, art & architecture

What to see in Korea when you’re not at CHI

February 5, 2015by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Korea is a beautiful place, but its beauty is not something that can be appreciated right away. Compared to China, Japan, or even other Southeast Asian countries, traditional Korea is […]

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Dudes in Distress- Trend of women saving men in casual games

January 4, 2015by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

As a subscriber of Bigfishgames, I play a lot of casual games. Most games I play for only one hour or less (until the end of the demo mode) and […]

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::Games::

Powerful Black Female Bosses Dominating TV

December 24, 2014by arcticpenguin 1 Comment

I would like to dedicate this post to the celebration of powerful Black women on TV. There have always been a lot of strong Black female characters, but these days, […]

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Top 5 Robots in 2014 Pop Culture

December 22, 2014by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

1. Hyundai Exobaby commercial This “harder than steel” exoskeleton turns babies into Iron Man. “The baby in the suit is you in a new Hyundai.” the commercial states. Humanistic factor: […]

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::Cyber Culture::, ::Gadgets/Services::

Beautiful spam that boosts my self-esteem

October 11, 2014by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

Not being a high-traffic site, I don’t get a lot of spam, but over the past few years, I’ve been noticing how spammer are getting creative in the comments they […]

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::Cyber Culture::

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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

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
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

  • Inaugural Student Mentoring Program at CHI2026
  • Keynote at Spring XR School
  • New research on how music fans feel about AI- generated fan content
  • Chi 2025

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