 (last updated July 22, 2010)
Contact Information
email: don@heroxhero.com
Phone: 886-986-696001
Facebook: Don Wen
Second Life: Dongon Takaaki
Ming-Hui "Don", Wen is a Human Factors researcher
working to design and evaluate human-computer systems especially focused on
computer games. He received his Ph.D. from the Human Factors Laboratory
at Department of Industrial Engineering & Management of National
Chiao-Tung University in Taiwan. He developed an user experience
model to represent the interactions among the user, game world and other gamers
in Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) in his dissertation. He was a visiting researcher in
the PlayOn group at Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) from January to
November 2008. During his days at PARC, he joined a research team and conducted
a survey study to explore the issue of users’ avatar personalization in virtual
worlds. Don also served as the head of a guild in an
online game and leaded more than 300 guild members when he’s off work. He recently join a startup company and developing a cybersocial friendship management platform for MMORPG users.
Education & Experience Researcher User Study Group Hsin-Chu, Taiwan June 2010 - Current Research Consultant Virtual Indicators of Real World Characteristics Project Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), CA, USA Oct 2009 – April 2010 Visiting Researcher PlayOn Research Group of Computing Science Laboratory (CSL)
Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), CA, USA Jan 2008 – Nov 2008 National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), Hsin-Chu, Taiwan Ph.D. in Institute of Industrial Engineering & Management (Program of Human Factors) Sept 2003 – June 2009 Research Publications
Google Scholar Journal Articles
Lo, Y. F., Wen, M. H., 2010. A Fuzzy-AHP-Based Technique for the Decision of Design Feature Selection in Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game Development. Expert System With Application. Vol 37. pp 8685-8693 [SCI] Hsu, S.H., Wen, M.H. & Wu, M. C., 2009. Exploring User Experiences as Predictors of MMORPG Addiction. Computers & Education, Vol. 53(3), pp 990-999. [SCI] Zao, J.K., Fan, S.C., Wen, M.H., Hsu, C.T., Hung, C.H., Hsu, S.H., and Chung, M.C., 2008. Activity-Oriented Design of Health Pal: A Smart Phone for Elders' Healthcare Support. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking. Vol. 2008, pp 1-10. [SCI] Hsu, S.H., Wen, M.H. & Wu, M. C., 2007. Exploring Design Features for Enhancing Players’ Challenges in Strategy Games. Cyberpsychology and Behavior. Vol. 10(3), pp 393-397. [SSCI] Liu, Y. C. and Wen, M. H., 2004, Comparison of head-up display (HUD) vs. head-down display (HDD): driving performance of commercial vehicle operators in Taiwan, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, Vol. 61, pp 679-697. [SSCI] Liu, Yung-Ching and Wen, M. H., 2004, Design of in-vehicle visual display interfaces for Commercial Vehicle Operation Systems (CVOs). Journal of Ergonomic Study, Vol. 6(1), pp. 11-20. Conference Papers User Experience Design in Computer Games N. Ducheneaut, M.H. Wen, N. Yee, G. Wadley. (2009). Body and Mind: A Study of Avatar Personalization in Three Virtual Worlds, Proceedings of the 27th Annual ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2009); 2009 April 4-9; Boston; USA: ACM; 2009. [EI] S. Hsu, J. W. Chang, M. H. Wen (2008),” Exploring the Relationship between Design Features and Motivation for Play in Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games”. Paper presented at Cyberspace 2008, Brno, Czechoslovakia, November 28-29 ,2008. S. Hsu, M. H. Wen, M. C. Wu. (2007). A near-optimal design alternative for designing MMOGs fun but less addiction, Association Of Internet Researchers (AOIR). in Vancouver, Canada, October 17th-20th, 2007
S. Hsu, M. H. Wen, M. C. Wu. (2006). The line between Game Fun and Addiction: Relative Contribution of Intrinsic Motivation and Cybersocial Needs, Cyberspace 2006, Czechoslovakia, November 25th, 2006. Brno. User Interface Design & Usability Evaluation S. C. Fan, M. H. Wen, C. T. Hsu., C. H. Hon, S. Hsu, M. C. Chuang and J. K. Zao. (2007). Health Pal: A PDA Phone which takes care of your health, IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC 2007). in Montreal, Canada, October 7th -10th , 2007. [EI] S. Hsu, M. H. Wen, S. J. Lin, C. C. Lee, (2007). AIMED- A Personalized TV Recommendation System”, Proceeding of 5th European Conference on interactive TV, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands., S. Hsu, M. H. Wen, & G. Lee (2006). An Activity-Oriented Approach to Designing a User Interface for Digital Television. Proceedings of 4th European Conference on interactive TV, in Greece-Athens, pp. 83-90. Book Chapters Hsu, S.H., Wen, M.H., & Lee, C.H. (2007). "An Activity-Oriented Approach to Designing a User Interface for Digital Television "in Interactive Digital Television: technologies and applications, eds. G. Lekakos and K. Chorianopoulos. IDEA Group. Hsu, S.H., Wen, M.H., Lee, C.H. & Lee, C.C. (2007). "AIMED- A Personalized TV Recommendation System", Interactive TV: a Shared Experience, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol 4471, pp. 166-174. Technical Reports Hsu, S.H., Wen. M.H., Huang, B.W. Jiang, C.C. Evaluate DTV user interface and service design concepts. Project Final Report for MediaTek research center, 30th Sep., 2005. Hsu, S.H., Wen. M.H., Huang, B.W. Jiang, C.C. Identifying of User Requirements for User Interfaces in DTV Environment. Project Final Report for MediaTek research ccenter, 30th June, 2005. Hsu, S.H., Chuang, M. C. Wen, M. H., Guo Y.L. User centered methodology for product concept innovation. Project Final Report for National Science Council (NSC), 31th Jul., 2005.
Hsu, S.H., Wen. M.H., Lee, I.F., You, Y.C., & Lee, C.C., User Interface Design for 4G Mobile Phones. Report for Taiwan Design Center, 1st Nov., 2004. Hsu, S.H., Wen. M.H., Sue, H.C. You, Y.C., & Lee, I.F., Evolution of User Interface Design of Mobile Phones. Report for Taiwan Design Center, 1st Nov., 2004.
Hsu, S.H. Wang, S.L. & Wen, M. H. Development a case based reasoning training simulator basic model for fault diagnosis. Project Final Report for National Science Council (NSC), 31thDec., 2003. Hsu, S.H. Wen, M.H. & Lin, H.Z. Task Analysis of AutoPC. Project Final Report for Industrial Technology Research Institute. 30th Jul., 2003. Research Projects
 Consultant | Oct 2009– Current Project: Virtual Indicators of Real World Characteristics Sponsor: Intelligence Advanced Research Projects
Activity (IARPA), USA Supervisor: Dr. Nick Yee (Palo Alto Research Center) Visiting Scholar | Jan 2008– Nov 2008 Project: Avatar Customization System in Multiuser Online Virtual World Sponsor: Palo Alto Research Center, USA Supervisor: Dr. Nicolas Ducheneaut Research Assistant | Aug 2006– Mar 2007 Project: Ubiquitous Electronic Helpers in Aging-Friendly Smart Environments Sponsor: National Science Council (NSC) in Taiwan Principal Investigator: Prof. Shang Hwa Hsu, Department of Industrial & Management, NCTU Prof. Ming-Chuen Chuang, Institute of Applied Art, NCTU Associate Prof. John K. Zao, Department of Computer Science, NCTU Research Assistant | Aug 2004– Jul 2005 Project: Identifying of User Requirements for User Interfaces in Digital Television Environment Sponsor: MediaTek Research Center (www.mtk.com.tw) Principal Investigator: Prof. Shang Hwa Hsu, Department of Industrial & Management, NCTU Prof. Chia Hoang Lee, Department of Computer Science, NCTU Research Assistant | Mar 2004– Jul 2005 Project: User centred methodology for product concept innovation Sponsor: National Science Council (NSC) in Taiwan Principal Investigator: Prof. Shang Hwa Hsu, Department of Industrial & Management, NCTU Research Assistant | Jul 2004– Oct 2004 Project: User Interface Design for 4G Mobile Phones Sponsor: Taiwan Design Center (TDC), Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan Principal Investigator: Prof. Shang Hwa Hsu, Department of Industrial & Management, NCTU Research Assistant | Jan 2004– Dec2004 Project: Development a case based reasoning training simulator basic model for fault diagnosis Sponsor: Co-project of National Science Council and Ministry of National Defense, Taiwan Principal Investigator: Prof. Shang Hwa Hsu, Department of Industrial & Management, NCTU Research Assistant | Oct. 2003– Mar 2004 Project: Applied Scenario Concept Design for Selected Technology Planning Sponsor: Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) Principal Investigator: Prof. Shang Hwa Hsu, Department of Industrial & Management, NCTU Prof. Ming-Chuen Chuang, Institute of Applied Art, NCTU Research Assistant | Jul. 2003– Nov 2003 Project: Development of Human-Machine Interface of In-Vehicle Information System Sponsor: Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) Principal Investigator: Prof. Shang Hwa Hsu, Department of Industrial & Management, NCTU Research Assistant | Aug. 2002– Jul 2003 Project: Explore Driver’s Attention Requirements while Interacting with In-Vehicle Information Systems (IVIS) Sponsor: National Science Council (NSC) in Taiwan Principal Investigator: Prof. Yung-Ching Liu, Department of Industrial & Management, NYUST Research Assistant | Aug. 2001– Jul 2002 Project: Effects of Head-up Display in Advanced Traveler Information Systems Sponsor: National Science Council (NSC) in Taiwan Principal Investigator: Prof. Yung-Ching Liu, Department of Industrial & Management, NYUST Awards and Honors Award of Merit Taiwan International Design Competition in 2007 Champion of Design Competition Group Industrial Development Bureau Ministry of Economic Affairs The wireless communications competition in 2005 Award of Applied Innovation Research in 2005
Project 'Applied Scenario Concept Design for Selected Technology Planning" awarded ITRI Applied Innovation Research Award in 2005
Teaching Experience  Graduate Teaching Assistant | Sept 2004 – Feb 2005 Institute of Industrial & Management, National Chiao Tung University Course: Human-Computer Interaction, Professor Shang Hwa Hsu Graduate Teaching Assistant | Feb 2004 – June 2004 Institute of Industrial & Management, National Chiao Tung University Course: Advanced Human Factors, Professor Shang Hwa Hsu Graduate Teaching Assistant | Sept 2002 – Feb 2003 Institute of Industrial & Management, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology Course: Behavioral Sciences, Prof. Yung-Ching Liu Graduate Teaching Assistant | Feb 2002 – June 2002 Institute of Industrial & Management, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology Course: Research Methods, Prof. Yung-Ching Liu Academic Services & Activities
Invited Talk
Feb, 19, 2009, invite talk at Scenario Laboratory at ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan), Title: PARC's Sparks- A brief introduction of parc's innovation.
Jan, 12, 2009, invited talk at Monash University in Second Life, Title: A study of Avatar Personalization System in Three Virtual Worlds. [Screenshots] Journal Reviewer
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