Researcher Database

（Last updated : 2025-04-07 14:11:02）　

KAWASAKI Yasuo

Department / Course Kinugasa Research Organization

Title / Position Senior Researcher

Other Affiliations
1.	Kinugasa Research Organization Ritsumeikan Center for Game Studies

Academic background
1.	2008/04～2020/10	Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences Full-Term Doctoral Program │ Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences │ Ritsumeikan University │ Completed Doctor of Philosophy

Business career
1.	2023/04/01 ～	Senior Researcher │ Kinugasa Research Organization │ Ritsumeikan University
2.	2022/04 ～	│ │ Ritsumeikan University

Present specialized field
Keyword：Game Studies,Video Game,Game Arcade,Social control,postwar history of Japan,Social History

Books
1.	2022/03	The History of "Game Centers" in Japan Historical Changing and Social Positioning as Entertainment Facilities

Papers
1.	2020/09	The History of “Game Centers” in Japan -How Amusement Facilities Took Root in Society- │
2.	2018/10	Comparing Analysis of Japan and USA Game Arcades : Focus on Social Fixing Process of Arcades │ ,pp.55-65
3.	2017/03	Transition of Game Corner for Children │ ,pp.57-76
4.	2015	The role of a Japanese café where video game machine was introduced │ Journal of Digital Games Research │ ,pp.1-12
5.	2012/04	Necessity of Research on Game Centers by Store Forms : Focusing on Previous Studies and Secondary Materials │ Core ethics │ ,pp.473-482

Academic conference presentation
1.	2023/03/16	The Relationship Between Gameculture And Society As Considered From The Perspective Of Socialcontrol : Focusing On Japanese Game Centers
2.	2023/02/24	Survey and Analysis of the Social Recognition of Japanese Game Centers - Centering on the Proceedings of Local Prefectural Assemblies -
3.	2023/01/31	A survey on the social recognition of game center culture in Japan
4.	2022/09/04	Transition of Social Recognition of Japanese Game Centers - Centering on the Survey and Analysis of the Diet Proceedings -
5.	2022/07/07	A Survey Analysis of Social Control of Game Centers in Japan: Focusing on Policy Makers' Discussions
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Works
1.	2021/10/12	History of Game Center