Yubo Kou
Affiliations over time
- Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States2020–2026 · 13
- Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States2016–2018 · 3
- University of California, IrvineUnited States2014 · 1
Papers
- Player Safety by Design: Co-Designing Child-Centered Safety Mechanisms with ChildrenCHI Games & Play 2026
- "The System is Made to Inherently Push Child Gambling in my Opinion": Child Safety, Monetization, and Moderation on RobloxCHI Games & Play 2025
- Fake Game but Real Play: Exploring Player Motivations and Coping Strategies with Fake GamesCHI PLAY 2025
- Gendered Toxicity in Competitive Gaming: Women's Perceptions and ResponsesCHI PLAY 2025
- More Than Just Microtransactions: Predatory Monetization in User-Generated GamesCHI PLAY 2025
- "Wow another fake game from YouTube ad": Unpacking Fake Games Through a Mixed-Methods InvestigationCHI PLAY 2024
- Community Begins Where Moderation Ends: Peer Support and Its Implications for Community-Based RehabilitationCHI Games & Play 2024
- Harmful Design in User-Generated Games and its Ethical and Governance Challenges: An Investigation of Design Co-Ideation of Game Creators on RobloxCHI PLAY 2024
- Toxicity by Game Design: How Players Perceive the Influence of Game Design on ToxicityCHI PLAY 2024
- Methodological Challenges, Risks, and Ethical Implications in Game ResearchCHI PLAY 2023
- Transparency, Fairness, and Coping: How Players Experience Moderation in Multiplayer Online GamesCHI Games & Play 2023
- Flag and Flaggability in Automated Moderation: The Case of Reporting Toxic Behavior in an Online Game CommunityCHI Games & Play 2021
- Toxic Behaviors in Team-Based Competitive Gaming: The Case of League of LegendsCHI PLAY 2020
- Playing with Streakiness in Online Games: How Players Perceive and React to Winning and Losing Streaks in League of LegendsCHI Games & Play 2018
- Prosocial behavior in an online game community: an ethnographic studyFDG 2017
- Ranking Practices and Distinction in League of LegendsCHI PLAY 2016
- Playing with strangers: understanding temporary teams in league of legendsCHI PLAY 2014