Transnational Contexts of Development History, Sociality, and Society of Play

1. Introduction: Histories and Industries of Gameplay
S. Austin Lee, Alexis Pulos

Part I. History

2. Japanese Video Game Industry: History of Its Growth and Current State
Mariko Koizumi

3. It’s Dangerous to go Alone! Take this (New Technology): Nintendo’s Impact on the Technological Landscape of the Video Gaming Industry
Arielle Goldberg, S. Austin Lee, Alexis Pulos

Part II. Mobile Social Games

4. In-Game Purchases and Event Features of Mobile Social Games in Japan
Akiko Shibuya, Mizuha Teramoto, Akiyo Shoun

5. Bowling Online: Mobile Social Games for Korean Teen Girls
Hogeun Seo, Claire Shinhea Lee

6. Database Production: Planners and Players in a Japanese Mobile Game Studio
Bryan Hikari Hartzheim

Part III. Social Impacts

7. Hong Kong Net-Bar Youth Gaming: A Labeling Perspective
Sara Liao

8. Development of an Internet Gaming Addiction Scale Based on the DSM-5’s Nine Diagnostic Criteria with South Korean Gamer Samples
Hongsik Yu

Keywords: Cultural and Media Studies, Asian Culture, Media and Communication, Asian History, Asian Politics, Youth Culture