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

2008.12.14 - Two journal papers (1, 2) extending the Proteus Effect research have been accepted.

2008.12.02 - My Stanford research got mentioned in the New York Times.

2008.10.10 - A new issue of the Daedalus Project. Articles on the demographics of guilds, the character creation process, and more.

2008.09.27 - Here's a podcast on online gaming safety tips for parents I made with the Incredible Internet program.

2008.09.08 - A first overview paper on our massive data set from Sony's EverQuest 2.

2008.08.20 - A paper on how to collect longitudinal data from Second Life and a book chapter integrating some of the PARC PlayOn Group's work on groups in World of Warcraft.