2 papers
cs.HC2025
Discord's Design Encourages "Third Place" Social Media Experiences
JaeWon Kim, Thea Klein-Balajee, Ryan M. Kelly +1
In light of the diminishing presence of physical third places -- informal gathering spaces essential for social connection -- this study explores how the social media platform Disc…
cs.HC2024
Envisioning New Futures of Positive Social Technology: Beyond Paradigms of Fixing, Protecting, and Preventing
JaeWon Kim, Lindsay Popowski, Anna Fang +8
Social technology research today largely focuses on mitigating the negative impacts of technology and, therefore, often misses the potential of technology to enhance human connecti…