Weiwei Yi

Emailw.yi.1@research.gla.ac.uk

Pronouns: She/her/hers

Address: Space 554, Advanced Research Centre, University of Glasgow, A11 Chapel Lane, Glasgow G11 6EW

Research title: “How free is free-to-play?”: Regulating Dark Design Patterns in video games through the EU Data regulations (GDPR, DSA, AIA)

Research Summary

Short Biography

Weiwei Yi is a PhD Candidate at the Centre for Regulation of the Creative Economy (CREATe) at the University of Glasgow. She researches dark patterns in video games from the perspective of data protection law and consumer protection law. She is dedicated to exploring the regulatory framework for dark pattern designs in human-computer interaction from the lens of theories of influence.

She co-founded a Game Research Reading Group affiliated with Games&Gaming Lab, UofG. If you want to join the group and share/network your (interdisciplinary) research ideas on (video) games with us, please contact her via email or social media. (X:@WEIWEI_YI_/BlueSky:@weiweiyi.bsky.social/LinkedIn)

 

 

Grants

More than Just for Fun: Towards an Ethical, Secure, and Healthy Gaming Environment, Festival of Social Science 2024, UK Research and Innovation (ESRC)-Project Lead

Conference

Paper Presentations

Workshop at Amsterdam Law & Technology Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2024)

Law&/vs Technology: Trends for the New Decade (eLaw_Leiden) Conference (2024) 

Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions (LINAS) Conference (2024)

British and Irish Law, Education and Technology Association (BILETA) Annual Conference (2024)

Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual Conference (2024)

Bristol Digital Game Lab Postgraduate Workshop (2024)

Workshop on Video Game Preservation, CREATe, UofG (2023)

PGR Work-in-Progress Workshop, School of Law, UofG (2023)

2023 AoIR Doctoral (Online) Colloquium (2023)

Summer Schools

Brussels Privacy Hub’s annual Summer Academy (From Data Access to Data Transformations: How to Govern Data in the Age of Analytics and AI?) (2023)

Other Events

Poster exhibition at the 'Game Night' for ARC 'Spring Fling' Event (Public-Facing) (2024)

 

Teaching

Guest Lecturer at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Additional Information

Pre-PhD Experiences

Weiwei was a Judge assistant and then a Prosecutor assistant in China from 2016 to 2019. She worked for Civil Trial Divisions, the Public Prosecution Division and the Patent Division across the Primary Procuratorate&Court and Intermediate Court of Intellectual Property. She holds an LL.M. in Intellectual Property and an M.Sc. in Business Management from the University of Glasgow.

Work Related

  • Visiting Researcher at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2024)
  • Research Assistant for the 'IP Gossip' Project at the University of Dundee
  • Article Reviewer for IEEE Global Blockchain Conference (2024): Transforming a Trustworthy Digital Future
  • Digital Engagement Administrator at CREATe (2023 to date)
  • Research Assistant for the 'Copyright Evidence' Project (Database) at CREATe (2023)
  • Public Engagement & Event Co-ordinator of the Creative Economy&Cultural Transformation ThemeAdvanced Research Centre (2022-2023)