I'm a research scientist at the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). My research background is in online games and immersive virtual reality. I am interested in social interaction and self-representation in virtual environments. You can find out more about my work and what I do for fun with the links on the right.

And feel free to email me if you have questions or comments.

News & Interesting Links

2008.06.11 - A new issue of the Daedalus Project. Articles on social architectures in MMOs, risks and benefits of kids playing MMOs, and more.

2008.05.26 - Won the International Communication Association's biennial Herbert S. Dordick award for most outstanding dissertation.

2008.05.13 - Our research at Stanford's VR Lab was reported in Time Magazine.

2008.03.17 - Was interviewed on Metanomics in Second Life.

2007.12.20 - I'm on the Discovery Channel this week in their miniseries on the history of video games.

2007.06.16 - Watch me on CNN International's Future Summit - Virtual Worlds.