Associate Prof at MSU; research on avatars, vid games, virtual worlds, gender, avacars
Joined May 2008
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6 Dec 2024
Excited to announce the Meaningful XR 2025 Conference, May 22-23, @ UC Davis, California. CFP on our main site: meaningfulxr.org
Submissions here: openconf.org/mxr2025/
Deadline Feb 28.
Please pass this along to your potentially interested colleagues and students!
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19 Nov 2024
Academic job call: Advanced Assistant, Assoc or Full Prof in the Dept of Media and Info at MSU. Areas: HCI, HRI, game studies, rural computing, and technology and policy, health/wellness, and society. Computational and/or quantatitive approaches.
careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/52…
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22 Jun 2024
#ica24 Last night’s Unofficial Dance Party was mid (casino vibes), so we’re trying pt 2 tonight (Saturday) 10pm — Atlantis Dance Club, 19 Victoria Ave, Broadbeach, ~400 meters from the convention center.
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20 Jun 2024
#ica24 Unofficial Dance Party: Friday 10pm at Atrium bar—in the casino at the Star (conference hotel)—not a dance club persay, but dance floor is large and reviews are positive. Remember to bring ID bc it’s in the casino! Please pass this on to your friends. Let’s go!! @icahdq
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21 Jun 2024
It’s happening right now! If you are on the fence about coming, get off that fence and join us on the dance floor! :-)
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20 Jun 2024
#ica24 Unofficial Dance Party: Friday 10pm at Atrium bar—in the casino at the Star (conference hotel)—not a dance club persay, but dance floor is large and reviews are positive. Remember to bring ID bc it’s in the casino! Please pass this on to your friends. Let’s go!! @icahdq
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4 Jun 2024
Just published "An Avatar's Worth in the Metaverse Workplace: Assessing predictors of avatar customization valuation" in Computers in Human Behavior. Special kudos to my PhD advisee Chaeyun Lim, for her first authorship and quickly growing CV! doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.1…
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16 May 2024
Getting excited for the Meaningful XR conference in 1 week!! Virtual registration is still open. meaningfulxr.org/prepare/vir… Most announcements will be on our Discord, but we will use #MXR24 too!
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22 Jan 2024
To: researchers, designers, educators, etc. working with XR technologies.
The MXR Conference (5/23-25, Stanford/Palo Alto) submission deadline is now extended Jan 31.
CFP: meaningfulxr.org/cfp
Registration invites prioritized for submitters, so pls consider submitting.
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7 Dec 2023
Meaningful XR conference meaningfulxr.org/ is scheduled for May 23-25, 2025, Stanford/Palo Alto!
* CFP: bit.ly/mxr24cfp
* Submission site: bit.ly/mxf24submit
* Special Issue in Journal of Media Psychology: bit.ly/jmpmetaverse
* Submit by Jan 24
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28 May 2023
Thanks to anyone who came to the unofficial dance party tonight—the club/DJ was better than I expected. Hope you got yourself and your friends home safely, and that the tinnitus subsides promptly. Good luck to any Sunday morning presenters. And here’s to an alarm-free morning.
27 May 2023
#ica23 Unofficial Dance Party TONIGHT 10:30pm.
Mention ICA at door for free cover b4 11pm.
The Fifth Social Club (close to Sheraton) 225 Richmond St W Suite 100)
Age 21 , bring ID, no hoodies, sweatshirts, caps, sweats, ripped jeans or running shoes $6 drinks specials b4 11pm
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27 May 2023
#ica23 Unofficial Dance Party TONIGHT 10:30pm.
Mention ICA at door for free cover b4 11pm.
The Fifth Social Club (close to Sheraton) 225 Richmond St W Suite 100)
Age 21 , bring ID, no hoodies, sweatshirts, caps, sweats, ripped jeans or running shoes $6 drinks specials b4 11pm
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27 May 2023
Source of Sheraton fire alarm was was identified by Craig Roberston - who found himself stuck in a stairwell smokey emergency exit with the “too-high-to-respond” offenders #ICA23. p.s. Unofficial Dance Party tonight, 10:30pm the Fifth Social. Mention ICA for no cover b4 11pm.
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26 May 2023
#ica23 Unofficial Dance Party tomorrow (Sat), 10:30pm.
Mention ICA at door for free cover.
The Fifth Social Club (close to Sheraton) 225 Richmond St W Suite 100)
Age 21 , bring ID, no hoodies, sweatshirts, caps, sweats, ripped jeans or running shoes $6 drinks specials b4 11pm
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25 May 2023
You can join the guest list yourself to be sure of free cover here: fifthsocialclub.thefifth.com…
Note: “Informal” means not sponsored by ICA, but there does seem to be a dress code.
25 May 2023
#ica23 Informal ICA Dance Party!
Saturday, 5/27, 11pm
The Fifth Social Club (close to Sheraton) 225 Richmond St W Suite 100)
Age 21 , bring ID; “upscale” dress — no hoodies, sweatshirts, caps, sweats, ripped jeans or running shoes.
Guest list “Robby Ratan” for no cover (20 ppl)
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25 May 2023
#ica23 Informal ICA Dance Party!
Saturday, 5/27, 11pm
The Fifth Social Club (close to Sheraton) 225 Richmond St W Suite 100)
Age 21 , bring ID; “upscale” dress — no hoodies, sweatshirts, caps, sweats, ripped jeans or running shoes.
Guest list “Robby Ratan” for no cover (20 ppl)
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8 Feb 2023
.@raratan describes what it’s like to teach inside the #metaverse in the latest edition of Look Who’s Talking. connectedworld.com/education… #TPSS #IoT #sustainability #AI #5G #cloud #ege #digitaltransformation #futureofwork
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8 Feb 2023
Fun recent interviews on the Peggy Smedley Show about Proteus effect, avatars, VR (for teaching and otherwise), and the metaverse. peggysmedleyshow.com/the-pro…
peggysmedleyshow.com/unpacki…
150k listens so far.
Holler w anything thoughts/Qs/requests for pro bono VR strategy consulting.
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